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This is an edited volume of the proceedings of the 27th Conference of the International Council of Social Welfare (ICSW), held from July 29th to August 3rd 1996. Papers are interdisciplinary with a main theme of social development and societies in transition with a global perspective. Contributions cover priorities for the environment, for women and the disabled, global trends in social security, social inequality and the Third World, the role of public administration in social development, the role of NGOs, social development, trends in Asia, structural adjustment and social development in Africa, growth in Latin America and social welfare in conflict prevention.