First published in 1987, this book analyses social welfare in the major countries of Africa, at that time. For each country it considers the ideological framework underlying the social welfare system and describes the historical development of both the system and the political and socio-economic context. Each chapter looks at the structure and administration of the systems in place and how these are financed. Contributions examine the nature of the different parts of the welfare system, surveying social security, personal social services, and the treatment of the following key target groups: the aged; those with disabilities and handicaps; children and youth; disadvantaged families; the unemployed; and the sick and injured. Each chapter concludes with an assessment of the effectiveness of the system considered. In this book, particular attention is paid to the role of foreign aid agencies and to missionaries, and to the special problems of poverty and famine in Africa.
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Social Welfare in Africa
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adoption
Ghana 48; Kenya 113; Mauritius 157-8; South Africa 204; Tanzania 237; Zambia 250, 264; Zimbabwe 285, 292-3 see also foster care
aged, personal social services
Ethiopia 14; Ghana 36-7; Ivory Coast 83-4; Kenya 110; Mauritius 145; Nigeria 174; South Africa 194-5; Tanzania 229; Zambia 258; Zimbabwe 289-90
aged, social security
Ethiopia 13-14; Ghana 35-6; Ivory Coast 82-3; Kenya 110; Mauritius 143-5; Nigeria 174; South Africa 196; Tanzania 228-9; Zambia 258; Zimbabwe 290-1 see also elderly dependants (survivors) benefits
aged, the
Ethiopia 13; Ghana 34-5; Ivory Coast 82-3; Kenya 109-10; Mauritius 143; Nigeria 173-4; South Africa 193-4; Tanzania 227-8; Zambia 257-8; Zimbabwe 288-9
agricultural settlements for handicapped
South Africa 199; Zimbabwe 300
alcoholics, treatment of
Ivory Coast 94
blind, welfare of
Ethiopia 15; Ivory Coast 84, 85-6; Mauritius 149; South Africa 198, 199; Zambia 259; Zimbabwe 300, 301
brotherhood, spirit of
Ivory Coast 69; Nigeria 164-5
burial grants see funeral grants
child labour laws
Ghana 47, 51; Zambia 263
children and youths
Ethiopia 14; Ghana 46; Ivory Coast 88; Kenya 112; Mauritius 154; Nigeria 177; South Africa 202-3; Tanzania 235; Zambia 261-3; Zimbabwe 291-5
children and youths, personal social services
Ethiopia 14-15; Ghana 47-8; Ivory Coast 88-9; Kenya 112-13; Mauritius 155-6; Nigeria 178; South Africa 203-4; Tanzania 234-6; Zambia 263-4; Zimbabwe 291-4
children and youths, social security
absence of in Ethiopia 15; Ghana 46-7; Ivory Coast 90-1; absence of in Kenya 113; Mauritius 154-5; South Af...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Original Title
- Original Copyright
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- PREFACE
- CONTRIBUTORS
- ETHIOPIA
- GHANA
- IVORY COAST
- KENYA
- MAURITIUS
- NIGERIA
- SOUTH AFRICA
- TANZANIA
- ZAMBIA
- ZIMBABWE
- APPENDICES
- INDEX
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