What difference does it make? contrasting organization and converging outcomes regarding the privatization of state social work in England and Canada
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The extent to which privatization has impacted social work in England and Canada is examined. It is observed that the disparities once evident in the two systems have narrowed considerably, due to radical market reforms in the social work labor process amongst others.
Publication Name: International Social Work
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0020-8728
Year: 2008
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Community in a diverse society: using three Western approaches to understand community organization in post-socialist urban China
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The increasing concerns about rediscovering community attachment in post-socialist urban China are highlighted. Three different perspectives on community work in a Western context are examined to understand how best these concerns can be addressed.
Publication Name: International Social Work
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0020-8728
Year: 2008
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