Social welfare in East Asia and the Pacific /

In this singular collection, Indigenous experts describe the social welfare systems of fifteen East Asian and Pacific Island Nations and locales. Vastly understudied, these lands offer key insight into the successes and failures of western and native approaches to social work, suggesting new directi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Furuto, Sharlene Maeda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2013.
©2013
Temas:
Human services > Asia.
Human services > Pacific Area.
Social service > Asia.
Social service > Pacific Area.
Services sociaux > Asie.
Services sociaux > Pacifique, Région du.
Service social > Asie.
Service social > Pacifique, Région du.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Work.
Human services
Social service
Asia
Pacific Area
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this singular collection, Indigenous experts describe the social welfare systems of fifteen East Asian and Pacific Island Nations and locales. Vastly understudied, these lands offer key insight into the successes and failures of western and native approaches to social work, suggesting new directions for practice and research in both local and global contexts.Combining personal and professional knowledge, contributors illuminate the role of history and culture in shaping the social welfare systems of Cambodia, China, Hong Kong (SAR, China), Indonesia, Malaysia, the Micr.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 volume)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0231530986
9780231530989

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