Social welfare and social services

The book brings to the reader a set of political and social narratives woven around people's resistance against big dams, mining and industrial projects, in short, displacement and dispossession in Odisha, India.

This book provides a comparative account of the abolition of concubinage in East Asia, offering a new perspective and revised analysis of the factors leading to - and the debates surrounding  - the introduction of a new Marriage Reform Ordinance in Hong Kong in 1971.

This book explores how students in China vary in their understanding of careers upon arrival at college and how these initial differences develop into distinctive career preparation pathways.

This book explores the affective and relational lives of young people in diverse urban spaces.

This book, as the first exploration of suicide in Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS), illustrates the scarcity of suicide research in the discipline and argues that the leading cause of violent death worldwide is a multifaceted phenomenon that needs to be fully comprehended as a significant and often preventable form of world-wide violence.

This book addresses a timely and compelling emerging issue related to the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources and the sustainable development of the coastal community.

This book explores how social discrimination in South Asia contributes to health disparities and impedes well-being.

The book discusses the socio-cultural-historical, occupational, educational, employment and discriminatory status of one of the most neglected and marginalised communities: the de-notified tribes or ex-criminal tribes of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

This book introduces the "e;Belt and Road"e; in its entirety, including what it is, what it aims to do, what it can do and how.

In this timely book about the current state of research and practice of emergency management in China, the authors take as their basic premises that we now live in a risk society and that our collective ability to deal with disasters and their aftermath is more important than ever.

This book discusses approaches used by NGOs in formulating and implementing mental health care in the community in the context of high treatment gap, insufficient public expenditure on health, human resource shortages, heterogeneity of communities as well as cultural beliefs in India.

This book examines the mechanisms and strategies farmers in North Australia adopt to manage the setbacks and challenges they face.

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This book examines the effectiveness of trade and non-trade policies to combat the menace of child labour.

This book provides tips to teachers for moving toward active learning by using simulation and gaming.

Drawn from a decade of refugee studies, this book offers a wealth of insights on arts-based methodologies.

This book is devoted to offering a new concept of non-employment caused by social exclusion.

This book is about the institutional disrespect experienced by refugee immigrants at the hands of the state and its institutions.

This book addresses the essential topic of child survival in Tanzania, especially focusing on the role of mutual assistance, which has received little attention to date.

This book focuses on building regional resilience by comprehensively improving regional assets.

This book explores why, after forty years of funded policies of social inclusion, persons living with an intellectual disability are still separated from the social fabric of neoliberal societies.

This book examines how institutional and environmental features in neighbourhoods can contribute to social resilience, highlighting the related socio-demographic issues, as well as the infrastructure, planning, design and policies issues.

This book showcases current thinking on social work in the field of mental health and illness from a bio-ecological and spiritual framework reflecting the transition in mental health care from institution to community.

This book brings together leaders in the field of community practice and social development in social work.

The discourse on migration outcomes in the West has largely been dominated by issues of integration, but it is more relevant to view immigration in non-Western societies in relation to practices of exclusion and inclusion.

  Exploring archaeology, community engagement and cultural heritage protection in South Asia, this book considers heritage management strategies through community engagement, bringing together the results of research undertaken by archaeologists, heritage practitioners and policy makers working towards the preservation and conservation of both cultural and natural heritage.

This book examines disability in post-war Sierra Leone.

The distinctive contribution of this book is the formulation of an integrated social, environmental, and economic framework for public policy.

This book offers a comprehensive and critical guide to research and practice in the field of arts education and conflict management.

The dramatically increasing aging population of Hong Kong has elicited new risks and opportunities to facilitate a positive life for older adults.

This book offers a much-needed critical overview of the concept of social justice and its application in professional social work practice.

This book critically discusses the psychology of Chinese gambling from a cultural perspective.

This book honors the memory of Tony Atkinson, who made significant contributions to the rigorous study of income inequality, poverty, and redistribution.

This book investigates how rapid socio-political-economic change in China since 1949 has affected intergenerational relationships and practices in rural areas, specifically the care provided to elderly parents by their adult children.

This book highlights cutting-edge research into emergency early warning management and decision-making for severe accidents.

This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of local governance in China, and offers original analysis of key factors underpinning trends in this field drawing on the expertise of scholars both inside and outside China.

This book provides valuable data on the outbreak, aggravation, treatment and prevention of respiratory diseases based on prior experiences of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

This book explores dominance in Australia's medical culture through the positioning of international medical graduates (IMGs).

This collection of essays covers a diverse set of topics related to household behavior and welfare.

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This book presents the outcomes of a field action project at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).

This book focuses on the 'functionings' and capabilities generated from land by their owners and the challenge in satisfactorily recreating these through the compensation paid in the case of compulsory acquisition of private land.

This book clarifies the misconceptions and misinterpretations of the Chinese Path through historical and market logic.

This book provides the most comprehensive analysis available of the challenges created by Europe's ageing population.

This book traces the history of urbanization in China and discusses major problems and challenges the country is facing as it undergoes a profound social transformation.

This book explains how to bring about institutional change and foster new institutional structures (institution building) by resolving power inequities in a rural ecosystem in India, and advocates the identification of an appropriate institutional champion to make this happen.

This book explores how rural children negotiate economic insecurity and difference.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of China's housing system and real-estate industry .

This book provides an overview of the ongoing transition in China's health system, especially focusing on the new healthcare reform initiated in 2009.

This book offers a broad overview of transition practices for incarcerated youth, shaped by local culture, politics, ideologies, and philosophies.