LEADER 05412nam 2200769Ia 450 001 9910813751203321 005 20240516083221.0 010 $a1-282-76194-3 010 $a9786612761942 010 $a981-4291-93-5 035 $a(CKB)2490000000001882 035 $a(EBL)731172 035 $a(OCoLC)671655685 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000428335 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11282313 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000428335 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10413895 035 $a(PQKB)11557965 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC731172 035 $a(WSP)00007572 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL731172 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10422477 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL276194 035 $a(EXLCZ)992490000000001882 100 $a20100611d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSocial cohesion in greater China $echallenges for social policy and governance /$feditors, Ka Ho Mok, Yuen-Wen Ku 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSingapore ;$aHackensack, N.J. $cWorld Scientific$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (396 p.) 225 1 $aSeries on contemporary China,$x1793-0847 ;$vv. 23 300 $a"... symposium on the quest for social cohesion in greater China, challenges for social policy and governance in June 2008. Most of the chapters in this book are selected from this conference"-- P. ix. 311 $a981-4291-92-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: The Quest for a Balanced Economic Growth and Social Development - Ideas and Practices Promoting Social Cohesion in Greater China Ka Ho Mok, Ka Kuen Leung and Yeun Wen Ku; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL COHESION AND SOCIAL HARMONY; 3. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL COHESION AND SOCIAL POLICY/ GOVERNANCE; 4. CRITICAL THEMES IN UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL COHESION; 5. CHANGING POLICY CONTEXTS FOR PROMOTING SOCIAL HARMONY IN GREATER CHINA; 6. ABOUT THIS BOOK: THE ORIGIN, THE STRUCTURE AND THE MAJOR ARGUMENTS; REFERENCES 327 $aPART I: CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL COHESION AND POLICY RESPONSEChapter 1 Social Cohesive Efforts to Meet Youth Development Needs in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong Sandra K.M. Tsang and Yiu Kong Chu; Chapter 2 In Search of Harmonious Society in China: A Social Policy Response Kinglun Ngok and Yapeng Zhu; Chapter 3 Social Cohesion in a Divided Society: Lessons from Taiwan's Welfare Politics Yeun Wen Ku; Chapter 4 One Country, Two Cities: A Comparison of Perceived Cohesion in Guangzhou and Hong Kong Simon T.M. Chan, Sammy W.S. Chiu and Marcus Y.L. Chiu; PART II: SOCIAL CHANGE AND URBAN GOVERNANCE 327 $aChapter 5 Governing a Global City in the Context of Political Transition Tai Lok LuiChapter 6 Embracing the Market: Examining the Consequences for Education, Housing, and Health in Chinese Cities Ka Ho Mok, Yu Cheung Wong, Richard M. Walker and Xiulan Zhang; Chapter 7 Urban Governance from Below: A Case Study of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Shiuh Shen Chien and Yeilong Wu; PART III: ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, URBAN POVERTY AND PENSION REFORMS; Chapter 8 Elderly Poverty and Old-Age Pension Reform in Hong Kong: Issues and Prospects Ernest Chui and Lisanne Ko 327 $aChapter 9 Is Welfare Restructuring and Economic Development in Post-1997 Hong Kong in Search of a Cohesive Society? Maggie Lau and Ka Ho MokChapter 10 Economic Development and Household Economic Well-Being in Urban China Xiulan Zhang, Terry Lum and Yuebin Xu; Chapter 11 The Fragmentation of the Old-Age Security System: The Politics of Pension Reform in Taiwan Shih Jiunn Shi; Index 330 $aThis book critically examines the issues and challenges of social development faced by societies in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, with particular reference to the major strategies these societies adopt to promote social cohesion and civil harmony in the context of globalization. It focuses on people who have been socially marginalized by the Asian financial crisis in 1997, and examines the measures Greater China has adopted to balance economic growth and social development. The book will be of interest to readers who wish to know more about societies in Mainland China, and the effects 410 0$aSeries on contemporary China ;$vv. 23. 606 $aSocial integration$zChina$vCongresses 606 $aSocial integration$zTaiwan$vCongresses 606 $aSocial integration$zChina$zHong Kong$vCongresses 607 $aChina$xSocial policy$vCongresses 607 $aChina$xSocial conditions$vCongresses 607 $aTaiwan$xSocial policy$vCongresses 607 $aTaiwan$xSocial conditions$vCongresses 607 $aHong Kong (China)$xSocial policy$vCongresses 607 $aHong Kong (China)$xSocial conditions$vCongresses 615 0$aSocial integration 615 0$aSocial integration 615 0$aSocial integration 676 $a361.610951 701 $aMok$b Ka-Ho$f1964-$01708619 701 $aKu$b Yeun-wen$f1963-$01708620 712 12$aSymposium on the Quest for Social Cohesion in Greater China : Challenges for Social Policy and Governance$f(2008 :$eUniversity of Hong Kong) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813751203321 996 $aSocial cohesion in greater China$94097769 997 $aUNINA