Social welfare in India and China : a comparative perspective / Jianguo Gao, Rajendra Baikady, Lakshmana Govindappa, Sheng-Li Cheng, editors.

9789811556487 (electronic book)
9811556482 (electronic book)
9811556474
9789811556470

Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.

English

1 online resource (513 pages)

10.1007/978-981-15-5

HV393 .S63 2020eb

361.954

Focusing on social work and social service delivery, this book examines the social policies and programmes designed to address different societal issues and concerns across India and China. It focuses on gaining understanding of design and delivery of social welfare policies related to special interest groups, highlighting important contemporary challenges such as child labour, child abuse, exploitation of women, problems related to disabled people, mental health issue, illiteracy and unemployment. Offering a comparative perspective, the book considers the impact of political administration in both countries to critically assesses key issues related to social welfare in two different political, economic, social, and cultural contexts.

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