Social Policy: Institutional Context of Social Development and Human Services

Social Policy in a Global Perspective--Frameworks of Analysis. PART I: APPROACHES TO SOCIAL POLICY. 1. Social Policy as a Field. 2. Social Policy as an Intervention Process: The Practice Component. PART II: THE INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT. 3. Ideology and Social Justice. 4. Political Power in the Social Policy Context. 5. Economics: The Epicenter of Social Policy. 6. The Welfare State in the Context of Social Economy. 7. Well-Being in the Context of Social Change. Epilogue: Choices are the Challenge.