James O. (University of California — Berkeley) Midgley 
Social Welfare for a Global Era : International Perspectives on Policy and Practice [PDF ebook] 
International Perspectives on Policy and Practice

Written by internationally renowned author and scholar James Midgley, Social Welfare for a Global Era provides a comprehensive framework for examining social welfare from a global perspective. Drawing on a large body of literature and his own extensive knowledge of the field, Dr. Midgley offers students, scholars, and practitioners an up-to-date account of the complex ways social well-being is enhanced in the global era, including the major welfare institutions that provide a cultural context for social welfare policy and practice.