Social development : theory & practice /

Walking through social development's key theoretical principles and practice strategies, this book shows how it promotes peoples' wellbeing not only in the Global South, where it first emerged, but in the Western countries as well. It covers: -- Definitions and an historical evolution of s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Midgley, James (Author)
Corporate Author:	Sage Publications
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles : Sage, 2014.
Subjects:	Applied sociology. Social change. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

chapter 1. Defining social development
chapter 2. The history of social development
chapter 3. Theoretical debates and the social development process
chapter 4. Theoretical principles and social development practice
chapter 5. Investments in skills and knowledge : the role of human capital
chapter 6. Social capital, communities and social development
chapter 7. Promoting decent work and employment : policies and investments
chapter 8. Microenterprise, microfinance and social development
chapter 9. Assets and social development
chapter 10. Social protection as a social development strategy
chapter 11. Social planning, rights and social development
chapter 12. The agenda : achieving social development.