Taking Social Development Seriously: The Experience of Sri Lanka - Couverture rigide

Jayasuriya, Laksiri

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 813210465X ISBN 13 : 9788132104650

Editeur : SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

This work presents a systematic historical and analytical understanding of Sri Lanka's social development. Instead of merely focusing on economic yardsticks, it studies the country's development in the conceptual framework of social policy, with an emphasis on the way current institutions reflect the impact of previous political conflicts and struggles. The book critiques the country's social policy from the perspectives of the Western theories of 'welfare state' and development studies. It also provides valuable insights into the issues of modernization and democratization in colonial settings by analyzing the distinctive nature of the Sri Lankan colonial experience.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Laksiri Jayasuriya, currently Emeritus Professor and Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, is a graduate of the University of Sydney, with a doctorate from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London. Previously he was the Foundation Professor of Sociology and Social Welfare at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. In Australia he held the Foundation Chair of Social Work and Social Administration at the University of Western Australia. His publications include Welfarism and Politics in Sri Lanka (2000), Immigration and Multiculturalism in Australia (1997), The Asianization of Australia? Some Facts about the Myths (co-author, 1999), The Changing Face of Electoral Politics in Sri Lanka (2005) and The Legacies of White Australia (co-editor, 2002).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 813210465X
• ISBN 13: 9788132104650
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 217
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• Personne responsable: non disponible