Paradigm of International Social Development

Murli Desai was on the faculty of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, in India from 1984 and took voluntary retirement in 2006. Subsequently, she worked as a Senior Visiting Fellow in the Department of Social Work at the National University of Singapore and Professor in the Department of Social Welfare, at the Seoul National University of South Korea.

• Part 1: The Paradigm Shift from Economic Development to Social Development 1. Western Modern Ideologies and History of Industrialization and Colonization 2. Political Economy of Development and Globalization 3. Alternate Ideologies and Development Approaches 4. Changing Roles of the United Nations and Development Aid Systems 5. Changing Roles of State and Civil Society 6. Feminism and Policy Approaches for Gender Aware Development 7. Ecologism and Policy Approaches for Sustainable Development 8. Changing Explanations of Poverty and Policy Approaches for Poverty Eradication 9. International Human Rights Law and Policy Approaches for Rights-Based Development Part 2: The Paradigm Shift from Residual Welfare to Rights-Based Social Policy Approaches 10. Changing Social Policy Approach from Residual Welfare to Rights-Based Social Protection 11. Planning a Rights-Based Approach for Social Policy and Service Delivery Systems 12. Family Diversity and Rights-Based Family Policy Approach 13. Childhood Vulnerability and Rights-Based Policy Approach for Children 14. Old Age Vulnerability and Rights-Based Policy Approach for Older Persons 15. Role of International Developmental Social Work for International Social Development