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Explores why articulating social justice in both development discourse and practice provides the potential for a fresh understanding of global poverty, and one that rises above the current 'impasse'. Suggests how principles of global social justice could be used to shift the development paradigm away from a consensus that hinges on Washington

The catastrophic economic and social situations of Brazil force millions of children and teenagers to insure themselfs their arm survival. This systematically puts them under the jurisdiction of the Code of Minors which has been in effect since 1979. Indeed, this is system of guardianship implying that measures be taken when a minor is considered as being in an illegal situation or when he has commited an offence. Given the state of misery of the country this code marginalizes in fact tens of millions of youngsters and leads to a general practice of interment. Those who oppose this code have proposed on alternative (YEsta- tuto da Criança et do Adolescente) which complies better with the new Brazilian Constitution and with the norms of the United Nations concerning minors protection, child respect, and responsabilization of local communities. It is the debate between these two conceptions of justice for minors which is presented here.

Die hier vorgetragenen sozialphilosophischen Überlegungen zur sozialen Gerechtigkeit in einer Marktwirtschaft zeigen, daß die Verwirklichung dieser Gerechtigkeit, so wie sie gewöhnlich verstanden wird, zu lasten der Individuen gehen würde. Gerechtigkeit für die Individuen bedeutet Übereinstimmung mit internalisierten Regeln und Standards - im Endeffekt ist also das Individuum der Referenzpunkt. Eine Abkehr hiervon, theoretisch hier dargestellt am Modell einer "wirklich" gerechten Einkommensverteilung, ist denkbar, würde aber letztens von "sozialer Gerechtigkeit" zu einer "Verteilungsgerechtigkeit" führen. Für die freie Marktwirtschaft, insbesondere deren Produktivität, wäre dieses, ähnlich wie es auch Hayek sieht, tötlich. (NG)

Cover -- Contents -- List of tables -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: research as contentious -- Introduction -- Research-mindedness -- Evidence-based practice -- The qualitative-quantitative divide -- The paradigm debate -- Conclusion: the contentious nature of social research -- Structure of the book -- Main points -- Stop and think -- Taking it further -- 2 Ethical research and social justice -- Introduction -- Research ethics for social work -- Codes of ethics -- The concept of social justice -- Reflexivity in research -- Putting it all together -- Conclusion: appropriate ethics for social work research -- Main points -- Stop and think -- Taking it further -- 3 Experimental ways of knowing -- Introduction -- Origins of experimental approaches -- Principles of experimental methods -- Examples of experiments in social work and social care -- Drawbacks of experimental research -- Conclusion: experimental methods and social justice -- Main points -- Stop and think -- Taking it further -- 4 Participatory research -- Introduction -- Origins of PR -- Principles of PR -- Examples of PR in social work and social care -- Other models of PR -- Drawbacks of PR -- Conclusion: PR and social justice -- Main points -- Stop and think -- Taking it further -- 5 Action research -- Introduction -- Origins of action research -- Principles of action research -- Varieties of action research -- Examples of action research in social work and social care -- Drawbacks of action research -- Conclusion: action research and social justice -- Main points -- Stop and think -- Taking it further -- 6 Case study research -- Introduction -- Origins of case studies -- Principles of case study research -- Examples of case study research in social work and social care -- Drawbacks of case study research.