Water and Social Policy

Manohar Pawar is Professor of Social Work at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He has over thirty years of experience in social work education, research and practice in Australia and India. His current research, funded by the Australian Research Council's Discovery Project, focuses on virtues and social work practice. He has received a number of awards, including the Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Australian Learning and Teaching Council, 2008) and the Quality of Life Award (Association of Commonwealth Universities, 2001). His recent and forthcoming publications include: International Social Work: Issues, Strategies and Programs (with D. Cox, 2013), Social and Community Development Practice (2014), Social Work Practice Methods: Reflections on Thinking, Doing and Being (with A. Anscombe, 2014).

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Details of the Author Glossary 1. Introduction to water and social policy 2. Social Policy and Water 3. Contemporary Perspectives on Water 4. Bases of Social Policies and Social Action for Water 5. Conclusion: Social Policy for Universal Free Drinking Water References