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Global inequality, power and the unipolar worldImplications for social workPublic Social Services at the School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, Midg{at}berkeley.edu English Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, neoconservative intellectuals and policy makers have promoted a unipolarist position which prescribes a new, unilateral role for the government of the United States in world affairs. This article discusses the concept of unipolarism and examines its implications for global inequality, social welfare and social work. French Aprè s l’effondrement de l’Union Soviétique, les intellectuels néoconservateurs et les stratèges se sont engagés dans la promotion d’une position unipolaire qui a prescrit un nouveau rô le unilatéral pour le gouvernement américain dans la gestion des affaires mondiales. Cet article aborde la notion d’unipolarité et en examine les conséquences en termes d’iné galités mondiales, de bien-ê tre social et de travail social. Spanish Siguiendo el colapso de la Unió n Sovié tica, los intelectuales neoconservadores y los creadores de política han promovido una posició n unipolar que prescribe un nuevo rol unilateral para el gobierno de los Estados Unidos en temas mundiales. Este artículo discute el concepto de unipolaridad y examina sus implicaciones para la desigualdad global, el bienestar social y el trabajo social.
Key Words: imperialism • inequality • international relations • international social work • unipolarism
International Social Work, Vol. 50, No. 5,
613-626 (2007) This article has been cited by other articles:
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