The sixteen papers here revolve around exclusion and inclusion that are concerned with the twin objectives of social justice and good governance and alleviation of poverty and amelioration of the living conditions of weaker sections, minorities, women, children and rural masses. They deal with people’s participation at grassroots level and decentralisation that are necessary for development with dignity and development of inclusive policies. They examine ...
The study views the changing concepts and dimensions of social welfare and social work from the Vedic times to the present. Adopting the approach and method of social history, it examines the historical development of social policy and development of social welfare by taking up different historical periods: ancient India, medieval India and the colonial era. It deals with the professional status of social work and the practice of social work in a cultural ...
