Global Frontiers of Social Development in Theory and Practice

Sander Chan, Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University AmsterdamQudsiya Contractor, Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, IndiaDavid G. Embrick, Sociology Department, Loyola University Chicago, USANairruti Jani, Florida Gulf Coast University, USABipin Jojo, Centre for Social Justice and Governance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, IndiaMax Koch, Social Policy, Lund University, SwedenRobert Kowalski, Instituto Socioambiental e dos Recursos Hídricos, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, BrazilManohar Pawar, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaBrij Mohan, Louisiana State University, USAShweta Singh, School of Social Work, Loyola University ChicagoVijay P. Singh, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, USAMatthias Stepan, Department of Political Science, VU University AmsterdamSuryakant Waghmore, Centre for Environmental Equity and Justice, Tata Institute of Social Sciences

• Books Also By Brij Mohan Our Contributors Acknowledgements Foreword Robert Kowalski Prologue Brij Mohan Part One Social Practice: Frontiers of Human and Social Development I. Archeology of Social Practice Brij Mohan II. The Cultivation of Eco-Civilization Brij Mohan III. The Economic Illusions that Holdback Human Development Roberts KowalskiIV. Economic Growth as Social Problem: The Case of Climate Change Max Koch V. Dialectics of Development: How Social Science Fails Shweta SinghVI. Environmental Justice Brij Mohan Part Two Toward Comparative Social Development VII. Comparative Social Welfare Revisited Brij Mohan VIII Social Welfare for Transformative Practice Brij Mohan IX. Extending Baselines of Shifts in Governance beyond the West: China as a Mirror Testing Ground of Governance Sander Chan and Matthias StepanX. Indigenous Communities' Informal Care and Welfare Systems for Local Level Social Development in India Manohar Pawar and Bipin Jojo XI. Outsourcing of Corruption: A Case of Counter-Development Vijay P. Singh XII. The Madness of Caste Suryakant Waghmore and Qudsiya Contractor XIII. Mission Lost: What Does Evidence Base and Standardization Mean for International Social Work? Nairuti Jani Epilogue: Mendacity of Development Indices