Social Welfare in Japan is an important study of the historical
development and fundamental characteristics of social welfare in Japan
and beyond. Reviewing arguments about the welfare state and the
conceptualization of the individual in society, author Kojun Furukawa
traces the emergence of social welfare as a domain of theory and
practice that is at once interdisciplinary and unique. Focusing on the
post-war era, Furukawa deftly interweaves discussions on the state of
social welfare research, the nature of social welfare aid, policy,
management and organization, and the historical antecedents to these
factors.