| Description |
xii, 341 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Comparative social welfare series |
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Comparative social welfare series.
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| Contents |
1. The First Nations of Canada: social welfare and the quest for self-government / Hugh Shewell and Annabella Spagnut -- 2. Social welfare of the indigenous peoples within the United States of America / Joyce M. Kramer -- 3. The Huichol and Yaqui Indians of Mexico / Sandra Luz Navarro Pulgarin -- 4. Social welfare of indigenous populations in Brazil / Celso Barroso Leite -- 5. Welfare rules and indigenous rights: the Sami people and the Nordic welfare states /Sven E. Olsson and Dave Lewis -- 6. The Gypsies and the social services in Spain / Carmen Carriga -- 7. From exclusion to dependence: Aborigines and the welfare state in Australia / J. C. Altman and W. Sanders -- 8. Bi-culturalism, social policy and parallel development: the New Zealand/Maori experience / Ian Culpitt -- 9. Social welfare of indigenous peoples in Zimbabwe / Saliwe M. Kawewe -- 10. The impact of the social-welfare system on the Temne ethnic group of Sierra Leone / Alfred A. Jarrett |
| Summary |
Presents articles that provide a comparison of Indigenous social welfare policy in Africa, Australia/Pacific, Central and South America, Europe and North America; see separate entry for article by J.C. Altman and W. Sanders |
| Analysis |
Ethnic groups Welfare services |
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Ethnic groups Welfare services |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographies, tables and indexes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Public welfare.
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Indians -- Public welfare.
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Indigenous peoples -- Public welfare.
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Sami (European people) -- Public welfare.
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Social policy -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Author |
Dixon, John E., 1946 May 9-
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Scheurell, Robert P.
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| LC no. |
94008496 |
| ISBN |
0415055644 |
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