TY - JOUR AU - Lombard, Antoinette PY - 2022/04/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Social Policy for Devlepment. By HALL, Anthony & MIDGLEY, James JF - Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk JA - SWMW VL - 41 IS - 2 SE - Book Reviews DO - 10.15270/41-2-1021 UR - https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1021 SP - 206-206 AB - <p>Published by AGE 2004.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Reviewed by Antoinette Lombard</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Social Policy for Development expands on previous works and provides a fresh, innovative look at<br>social policy and its legitimate sphere and role in the development process in the context of the<br>South where a more comprehensive, holistic and cross-sector livelihoods analysis is more<br>appropriate to address long-term issues of poverty and social deprivation. In line with this<br>argument/premise the book adopts a broader definition of social policy, namely the livelihoods<br>approach which incorporates economic, social, environmental and other dimensions that directly<br>or indirectly affect people's well-being in both foreseen and unforeseen ways. Within this broader<br>definition the goals of social policy emerge as multi-faceted, including poverty alleviation, social<br>protection, social inclusion and the promotion of human rights. The authors indicate that a<br>livelihoods approach acknowledges the poor people's strengths and assets for pro-active<br>participation in the development process and they bring together three core principles, namely a<br>focus on people, a holistic approach to analysis and policy prescription, and an emphasis on<br>macro-micro links.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> ER -