This book examines the social welfare policies and programmes devised to address different societal issues and concerns across the South Asian countries. It focuses on the design and delivery of the social welfare policies related to women, children, the elderly, and groups below poverty.
This book examines the social welfare policies and programmes devised to address different societal issues and concerns across the South Asian countries. It focuses on the design and delivery of social welfare policies related to women, children, the elderly and groups living below poverty level. It brings a wide array of themes to the fore - empowerment of vulnerable populations, globalization and inclusive development, intervention in Northeast India, employment of elderly teachers in Sri Lanka, regulations in prisons, ageing South Asia and elderly care, social exclusion and urban poor, girl child education in India, child protection in Bangladesh and women panchayat leaders - to provide an evidence-based understanding of social policy formulation, implementation and monitoring in South Asia.
Comprehensive and topical, this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of political studies, sociology, development studies and public policy, and also to practitioners and those in the development sector, NGOs and think tanks.
'This book will be very useful for students, researchers, professionals, government, semi-government institutions, autonomous bodies, private and government civil society think tanks and libraries. The book is world-class - the contents are extremely useful for students, practitioners, researchers and officials of government and private sector institutions. I recommend this valuable book to be retained in every library around the world.'
Akbaruddin Ahmad, Chairman, Policy Research Centre.bd; former Vice Chancellor, Darul Ihsan University, Bangladesh; and Chairman, Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institute of Public Administration and Governance
'This timely volume addresses various critical topics in social welfare policy in the South Asian context. Spanning an impressive spectrum of subjects, the work brings fresh insights into gender equity in children's education, elderly care, and the plight of the poor in urban settings. With an intentional focus on evidence-based equitable, inclusive development, the work is particularly attentive to differences within South Asian countries in light of larger trends of globalization. It will appeal to academic researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers alike.'
Rajesh Sampath, Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Justice, Rights, and Social Change, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
