Routledge Handbook of Social Welfare in the Global South

Rajendra Baikady is Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work, Central University of Kerala, India and Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

• 1. Introduction: Globalization and social welfare challenges in the Global South Societies Section One: Countries in transition, social problems and welfare challenges 2. ‘The best Constitution’ in the most unequal country in the world: The disjuncture between ‘new South Africa’ and reality 3. Social work practices in health care settings that contributes to the global transformation and the sustainable development goals 4. Supremacy of Power Practice, Economic Inequality, and Poverty in Bangladesh: A Critical Analysis for Designing Policy 5. Social Work Practice for Suburban Community Development: A Social Work Camping Perspective 6. Challenges for Welfare regimes in the 21st century: the case of Latin America Section Two: Empowerment of vulnerable populations 7. Violence Against Women in Malaysia and Social Work Intervention 8. Navigating through the influence of GAP (Gender, Age and Place of Stay) on the level of Life Satisfaction among Older Persons 9. Fostering Empowerment: The Transformative Impact of Education on Cultivating Women-Friendly Environments 10. Social Work Practice with HIV/AIDS Patients in Malaysia 11.Child Abuse in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia: A Silent Epidemic Section Three: Social Exclusion, Inequality and social welfare 12. The adoption of E-social work: Towards embracing the fourth industrial revolution in social work practice 13. Dalit Identity, Rights and Social Justice: Towards an Inclusive Society in India 14. Invisible wounds: Uncovering Psychosocial consequences of Intergenerational Poverty on Vulnerable Populations 15. Prevalence and Severity of Sexual Harassment at the Higher Secondary Level Educational Institute in Bangladesh 16. Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in the Post COVID-19 Era: Experiences and Perspectives of women with disabilities in Uganda 17. Intersectional perspectives of vulnerabilities among Dalit women: Evidence from urban Bangladesh Section Four: Neo-liberalism and its impact on social welfare provisions 18. Exposing the Neoliberalization Practices of the Covid-19 Vaccine Pharmaceutical Industry: Between Humanity and Business Profits 19. Decolonizing Digital Access: A Conceptual Analysis of Boko Haram Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) 20. Empowering Communities: The Impact of NGOs on Social Transformation 21. Envisioning the Future of Water of Northern Province, Sri Lanka: An Imaginative Exercise on Water Security and Governance Section Six: Understanding poverty trends among the countries in the Global South 22. Poverty is shame: cries of exclusion to education access for refugee girls with learning disability in Uganda 23. Does vulnerability to poverty trigger international migration? South Asian exemplar 24. Unemployment Cost of Transitioning into Poverty and Loneliness: Examining Welfare Policies and Social Capital Factors in Indian Youth 25. An exploration of the impact of poverty on rural communities in South Africa 26. Breaking the Cycle: Exploring the Intersection of Poverty and Mental Well-being among Students in India