Introduction

The book aims to explore South Asian third sector – the nonprofit organizations as provider of social services.

Definitions and Relationships

The book defines social welfare and describe its relationship to social service programmes and individual well-being.

Social Policy Development

It understands the social policy development from the problem identification to policy implementation.

Organization of Social Service Agencies

It describes the range of organization of social service agencies that are responsible for providing social welfare programmes.

Roles of Helpers

It explores the various roles that professional and non-professional helpers provide in the delivery of social welfare and their influence in promoting change in policy development.

Welfare Policies

It understands the umbrella concept of Child welfare, welfare of people with disability, and elderly welfare in welfare policy.