Social Welfare with Indigenous Peoples

Sommario

1 The First Nations of Canada: social welfare and the quest for self-government 2 Social welfare of the indigenous peoples within the United States of America 3 The Huichol and Yaqui Indians of Mexico 4 Social welfare of indigenous populations in Brazil 5 Welfare rules and indigenous rights: the Sami people and the Nordic welfare states 6 The Gypsies and the social services in Spain 7 From exclusion to dependence: Aborigines and the welfare state in Australia 8 Bi-culturalism, social policy and parallel development: the New Zealand/Maori experience 9 Social welfare of indigenous peoples in Zimbabwe 10 The impact of the social-welfare system on the Temne ethnic group of Sierra Leone

Info autore

Professor John Dixon, John Dixon, Robert P. Scheurell

Riassunto

The treatment of indigenous populations by more recent immigrant groups in Africa, Australasia, New Zealand, Europe and the Americas is examined in relation to their political subjugation, social discrimination and cultural rejuvenation.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: John Dixon (Editore), Professor John Dixon (Editore), Dixon John (Editore), Robert P. Scheurell (Editore), Scheurell Robert P. (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.11.1994
• EAN: 9780415055642
• ISBN: 978-0-415-05564-2
• Pagine: 356
• Peso: 830 g
• Serie: Comparative Social Welfare Series
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Sistema politico; South America, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, North America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social welfare & social services, Social welfare and social services, Migration, immigration and emigration, Civil rights & citizenship, North America (USA and Canada), Civics and citizenship, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples