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Leading Social Development Thinkers: Reflections on Concepts and Contributions

Edited by Manohar Pawar

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This book brings together leading social development thinkers and articulates their theoretical and practical contributions to social development, enhancing their relevance in the contemporary social and political-economy contexts. Social development remains relevant and significant within United Nations agencies, multilateral organizations, government ministries, NGOs and local communities, and its trajectory can be traced through major milestones such as the First World Summit for Social Development (WSSD) 1995, MDGs, SDGs and the Second WSSD 2025 and subsequent human development. However, as most social development ideas, conceptualizations, theories, models and approaches were developed from 1970 to 2000, it is not clear how such theoretical knowledge and practice skills are evolving and responding to rapidly changing social conditions in the 21st century. At this crucial juncture, revisiting the work of leading social development thinkers is beneficial for understanding their original conceptualizations and identifying how these ideas might be strengthened to address contemporary challenges. It is equally critical to consider how their social development ideas can be applied to solve specific social problems facing the world today.Â To address this need, the book draws on leading social development thinkers and their consolidated knowledge to critically and reflectively discuss: Their early influences and formative experiences that shaped their thoughts/theories/models/approaches; The specific social development theory/model/approach they developed or advanced through their writings, publications and teaching; The changes, improvements or refinements they consider necessary in light of current social and political-economy conditions; The theoretical and practical implications of their ideas for addressing local and global social problems today; The main limitations of their social development ideas and suggestions for further building, testing and application. The book offers a single-volume collection of backgrounds, theories and reflections of leading social development thinkers for readers seeking social development insights that respond to evolving problems in new forms, shapes and spaces in the 21st century. Leading Social Development Thinkers is a valuable and inspiring resource for current and emerging social development students, scholars/researchers, educators/instructors, and practitioners in social work, human services, social welfare, development studies and social policy.