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Social Welfare in India and China

A Comparative Perspective

Palgrave Macmillan
  • 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)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
  2. Introduction: Globalization, Economic Reform and Social Welfare in India and China

    • Jianguo Gao, Sheng-Li Cheng, Rajendra Baikady, Lakshmana Govindappa
    Pages 1-17
  3. Society and Welfare in India and China—A Comparison

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-23
    2. Paradigm Shift in Social Work Practices in India and China—Lessons for Emerging Economies

      • Sigamani Panneer, S. P. Sreya, J. Raja Meenakshi
      Pages 59-72
  4. Elderly Care in India and China—Emerging Concerns

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-162
    2. Social Status and Subjective Well-Being of Tribal Elderly: A Narrative Discourse

      • Koustab Majumdar, Manoj Raul, Dipankar Chatterjee
      Pages 191-209

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.

Reviews

“When the world is focusing on the economic rivalry between India and China at their front door, this book draws attention to the backyards of these two emerging powers: the well-being of their people. Its comparative focus of economic, social as well as cultural factors distinguishes it from most other writings on the subject.” (Jack W. K. Chan, Associate Professor, Sun Yat-sen University, China) 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Shandong University, Jinan, China

    Jianguo Gao, Sheng-Li Cheng

  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Rajendra Baikady

  • Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, India

    Lakshmana Govindappa

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

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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