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Development as Freedom

The End of History and the Last Man

Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy

From a world history perspective, the most noticeable trend in the history of the late 19th century was the domination of Europeans over Non­Europeans. This domination took many forms ranging from economic penetration to outright annexation. No area of the globe, however remote from Europe, was free of European merchants, adventurers, explorers or western missionaries. Was colonialism good for either the imperialist or the peoples of the globe who found themselves subjects of one empire or another? A few decades ago, the answer would have been a resounding no. Now, in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the more or less widespread discrediting of Marxist and Leninist analysis, and the end of the Cold War, political scientists and historians seem willing to take a more positive look at Nineteenth Century Imperialism. One noted current historian, Niall Ferguson has argued that the British Empire probably accomplished more positive good for the world than the last generation of historians, poisoned by Marxism, could or would concede. Ferguson has argued that the British Empire was a \" liberal \" empire that upheld international law, kept the seas open and free, and ultimately benefited everyone by ensuring the free flow of trade. In other words, Ferguson would find little reason to contradict the young Winston Churchill's assertion that the aim of British imperialism was to: give peace to warring tribes, to administer justice where all was violence, to strike the chains off the slave, to draw the richness from the soil, to place the earliest seeds of commerce and learning, to increase in whole peoples their capacities for pleasure and diminish their chances of pain. It should come as no surprise that Ferguson regards the United States current position in the world as the natural successor to the British Empire and that the greatest danger the U.S. represents is that the world will not get enough American Imperialism because U.S. leaders often have short attention spans and tend to pull back troops when intervention becomes unpopular. It will be very interesting to check back into the debate on Imperialism about ten years from now and see how Niall Ferguson's point of view has fared! The other great school of thought about Imperialism is, of course, Marxist. For example, Marxist historians like E.J. Hobsbawm argue that if we look at the l9th century as a great competition for the world's wealth and …

The New Imperialism

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Social capital: a theory of social structure and action

Introduction A Definition of Social Development The Historical Context Theoretical Debates Strategies for Social Development Achieving Social Development The Institutional Perspective

Social Development: The Developmental Perspective in Social Welfare

This book examines the complex and controversial issue of the role of the state in community participation in developing countries. By examining the application of community participation ideas to different social development sectors, it discovers whether state and community involvement can be harmonized or whether the 2 approaches are antithetical. In addition to its central theme, it traces the history of Other CABI sites 

Community Participation, Social Development and the State

Professional Imperialism: Social Work in the Third World

PART ONE: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE GLOBAL SYSTEM The Field of International Social Welfare The Global World System PART TWO: THE ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE Social Conditions in Global Context Social Welfare around the World Theories of State Welfare The Impact of State Welfare An International Assessment Social Change and the Future of Social Welfare PART THREE: APPLIED INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE Social Work in International Context International Social Development International Collaboration in Social Welfare

Social welfare in global context

For many politicians and observers in the West, East Asia has provided a broad range of positive images of the state's intervention in society. Neoliberals grew excited by popular welfare systems that cost little in expenditure and bureaucracy. Social-democrats thought they had found a model for social cohesion and equality. In fact the reality in East Asia is rather different from these stereotypes. In this book six specialists of six different societies in East Asia (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore and Hong Kong) examine the role of the state in their welfare systems. There are detailed case studies on pensions, health insurance, housing and personal social services. They provide an up-to-date detailed account of how these systems have developed as well as an examination of the question of whether these welfare regimes are the natural outgrowth of cultural traditions or the result of economic and political conditions. This broad-ranging and detailed study will be welcomed by both students and policy makers as the first proper academic study in English to have such a wide coverage of this topic. Its clarity and authority should come as a welcome alternative to the more common misconceptions about Asian society.

James Midgley

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Social Development: The Developmental Perspective in Social Welfare

Community Participation, Social Development and the State

Professional Imperialism: Social Work in the Third World

Social welfare in global context

The East Asian welfare model : welfare orientalism and the state