Social Development

by Manohar S. Pawar

• ISBN13: 9780203847015
• ISBN10: 0203847016
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2010-07-02
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This edited collection demonstrates that the ideas inherent in social development are practical and not utopian. By discussing and delineating a social development approach, the book argues the need for practicing it at local or grassroots-level communities to promote universal social justice and wellbeing. Towards this end, several leading scholars have presented critical and inspiring thoughts on the significance and usefulness in development of genuine participation of people, bottom-up strategies, self-reliance, capacity building, and egalitarian and empowering partnerships. They also delve into hitherto neglected aspects of social development related to preparing personnel for social development work, ethical imperatives and a new social development paradigm. The world's contemporary problems persist in part because the social development approach in its comprehensive form has not been planned and implemented at local, national and global levels. Social Development presents the optimistic argument that the application of social development ideas can help create a world in which almost all people's wellbeing can be significantly enhanced.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why a Focus on Social Development in the 21st Century?

Conceptual Understanding of Social Development

Social Development

Local Level Social Development

Critical Perspectives in Social Development

Participatory Development

Self- Reliant Development

Capacity Building for Local Development: An Overview

Building Partnerships for Social Development

Personnel for Local Level Social Development

Importance to Poverty Alleviation of Bottom-Up Approaches to Social Development

Ethical Issues in Social Development

The Ethics of Social Development

Future of Social Development

Towards a New Social Development

Conclusions: Social Development into the Future

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