The Emperor's new clothes: South Africa's attempted transition to developmental social welfare and social work

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 114-123

  Hölscher, Dorothee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anti poverty strategies; Developmental social welfare; Developmental social work; Social development; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 40149110942     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2008.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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