Social cohesion in greater China : challenges for social policy and governance / / editors, Ka Ho Mok, Yuen-Wen Ku

• Pubblicazione: Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (396 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.610951
• Soggetto topico: Social integration - China; Social integration - Taiwan; Social integration - China - Hong Kong
• Soggetto geografico: China Social policy Congresses; China Social conditions Congresses; Taiwan Social policy Congresses; Taiwan Social conditions Congresses; Hong Kong (China) Social policy Congresses; Hong Kong (China) Social conditions Congresses
• Altri autori: MokKa-Ho <1964-> KuYeun-wen <1963->
• Note generali: "... 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.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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 ; PART 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 ; Chapter 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 ; Chapter 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Social cohesion in greater China
• ISBN: 1-282-76194-3; 9786612761942; 981-4291-93-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813751203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Series on contemporary China ; ; v. 23.