Department of Social Work and Criminology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Lombard, A., Department of Social Work and Criminology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
This article argues that research findings on how social service interventions impact on human, social and economic development and the promotion of human rights should provide the necessary evidence that will inform and persuade government to make an increased financial investment in social service delivery beyond that of social security.