Overview
Considers the relation between social policy delivery and political administration in China and India
Focuses on the design and delivery of social welfare policies related to special interest groups
Addresses key issues such as child labour, child abuse, exploitation of women, disability, mental health, mental health issue, illiteracy and unemployment
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Society and Welfare in India and China—A Comparison
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Child Welfare in India and China
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Elderly Care in India and China—Emerging Concerns
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Poverty in Numbers—Where India and China Stands
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About this book
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 assess key issues related to social welfare in two different political, economic, social, and cultural contexts.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jianguo Gao is Professor in the Department of Social Work in the School of Philosophy and Social Development at Shandong University, China.
Rajendra Baikady is Golda Meir Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and Senior Research Associate at University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Lakshmana Govindappa is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Central University of Karnataka, India.
Sheng-Li Cheng is Professor in the Department of Social Work in the School of Philosophy and Social Development at Shandong University, China.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Welfare in India and China
Book Subtitle: A Comparative Perspective
Editors: Jianguo Gao, Rajendra Baikady, Lakshmana Govindappa, Sheng-Li Cheng
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5648-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5647-0Published: 02 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5650-0Published: 03 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-5648-7Published: 01 September 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXII, 501
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour
Topics: Politics of the Welfare State, Comparative Social Policy, Asian Culture, Social Structure, Social Inequality