Social development and social work :  learning from Africa / 
edited by Alice K. Butterfield and Tasse Abye. 
 - viii, 222 pages ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> 'The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of community practice, volume 20, issues 1-2 (2012)'--Page vii. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Africa has a long experience with reducing poverty and vulnerability. In the contemporary period, social development and social work are at the forefront of dealing with abject poverty and some of the world's most difficult problems. This book brings research in Africa to the forefront so that those in other regions of the world can learn from it. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415528160 (hbk.)  RM506.70 041552816X (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social service--Africa.<br/>Poverty--Africa.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa--Social conditions--1960-