Returning the 'social' to social work: recommitting to social development in an age of neoliberalism.

Xavier, Ashok Gladston; Ornellas, Abigail; Spolander, Gary; Buscema, Carmelo

Abstract

In the context of globalisation, privatisation and liberalisation there is a tendency to marketise and monetise essential services. Erstwhile fundamental services that were considered to be life saving are being marketed and sold. Education soon followed the same trend; unsurprisingly the profession of social work also is being subjected to the treatment of the markets in an uncharacteristic manner. Social work and social welfare are being regarded as marketable services. This has lead to an exclusivist approach which is fundamentally different from the tenets of the profession. This paper explores the way social work is transforming under economic liberalisation as a response to this trend.

Citation

XAVIER, A.G., ORNELLAS, A., SPOLANDER, G. and BUSCEMA, C. 2016. Returning the 'social' to social work: recommitting to social development in an age of neoliberalism. Indian journal of social work [online], 77(3), pages 295-310. Available from: https://journals.tiss.edu/ijsw/index.php/ijsw/article/view/82

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jul 31, 2016
• Publication Date: Jul 31, 2016
• Deposit Date: Apr 27, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 27, 2023
• Journal: Indian journal of social work
• Print ISSN: 0019-5634
• Electronic ISSN: 2456-7809
• Publisher: Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 77
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 295-310
• Keywords: Neoliberalism; Poverty; Discrimination; Social development
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1769315
• Publisher URL: https://journals.tiss.edu/ijsw/index.php/ijsw/article/view/82