1st Edition

Social Welfare in Africa

Edited By John Dixon Copyright 1987
372 Pages
by Routledge

372 Pages
by Routledge

372 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1987, this book analyses social welfare in the major countries of Africa, at that time. For each country it considers the ideological framework underlying the social welfare system and describes the historical development of both the system and the political and socio-economic context. Each chapter looks at the structure and administration of the systems in place and how these... Read more

Acknowledgements;  Preface;  Contributors;  Ethiopia Quentin F. and Emmy Lou Schenk;  Ghana Yvonne Asamoah and D.N.A. Nortey;  Ivory Coast Adam Bakayoko and Sylvestre Ehouman;  Kenya Wacira Wa Gethaiga and Lorece P. Williams;  Mauritius Mohipnarain Joynathsing;  Nigeria A.O. Sanda;  South Africa Brian McKendrick and Erzsebet Dudas;  Tanzania W.J. Mallya and H.A. Mwankanye;  Zambia Elizabeth E. Brooks and Vukani G. Nyirenda;  Zimbabwe Joe Hampson and Edwell Kaseke;  Appendices;  Index

Biography

John Dixon