Southern African Perspectives for Inclusive Welfare

• Utgivningsdatum: 2026-09-07
• Mått: 156 x 234 x 33 mm
• Vikt: 1 140 g
• Format: Inbunden
• Språk: Engelska
• Serie: Social Welfare Around the World
• Antal sidor: 514
• Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• ISBN: 9781041326878

• Referensverk och tvärvetenskap
• Sociala och etiska frågor
• Socialt arbete och välfärd
• Internationell ekonomi

Emmanuel Ndhlovu is a senior research fellow at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds a PhD from the University of South Africa. His research interests include agrarian political economy, food systems, food security, land reform, agriculture and agribusiness, and social policy. His recently authored books include Agriculture, Autonomous Development and Prospects for Industrialisation in Africa and Social Policy in Southern Africa: Prospects and Possibilities. Ndhlovu has edited more than 12 books.Clement Chipenda is a senior research fellow at the University of South Africa's College of Graduate Studies, where he contributes his expertise to the SARChI Chair in Social Policy. He is also a co-investigator in the research project "The Social Policy Dimensions of Land and Agrarian Reform in International Perspective." His research interests include agrarian political economy, agro-food systems, transformative social policy, children’s rights and child protection, social security, as well as youth and gender studies.

"This collection of essays is a critical and important intervention in the social policy debate in Southern Africa. From theoretical foundations to education, health systems, youth and vulnerable populations, climate justice, and gender, the authors offer compelling insights and solutions into the region’s well-being challenges. I warmly commend the volume to the readers."Jimi Adesina, Professor & South African Research Chair in Social Policy, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa, South Africa"This is a timely contribution to the burgeoning body of knowledge and literature on social policy in Africa and Southern Africa in particular. It is a groundbreaking book which must be read by all those who are interested in social policy perspectives from the Global South and Africa."Ndangwa Noyoo, Professor and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Southern African Policy and Development Nexus (SAPDN), Cape Town, and Research Fellow, Department of Social Work, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa"Centring indigenous knowledge systems, lived realities and transformative approaches, in the examination of some of the key issues facing contemporary Southern Africa, this volume offers an intellectually grounded and timely intervention to the advancement of inclusive welfare and the rethinking of social policy in the region. Its clear policy relevance makes it valuable for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers committed to inclusive and sustainable development."Zitha Mokomane, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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