Acknowledgements
Introduction : welfare and the global era
The global context
The field of international social welfare
Understanding the modern world: from nation state to global era
Globalization and the global era
Promoting social welfare in the global era
Families, communities and nonformal welfare
Nonprofits and faith-based services: international dimensions
Professional social work in the international context
Welfare, markets and commercial provision
Government welfare in the modern world
Governments, welfare and social change
Social welfare and international social development
Social welfare for a global era
International collaboration in social welfare
Epilogue: towards a global perspective in social welfare
References
Index.