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Titolo: |
The crisis of welfare in East Asia [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James Lee and Kam-Wah Chan
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Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
Disciplina: | 361.6/1095 |
Soggetto topico: | Public welfare - East Asia |
Soggetto geografico: | East Asia Social policy |
Altri autori: |
LeeJames <1950->
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Deciphering productivism and developmentalism in East Asian social welfare / James Lee -- Emerging issues in developmental welfarism in Singapore / Beng Huat Chua -- Ageing population in East Asia : impacts on social protection and social policy reforms in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan / Chyong Fang Ko, Kyeung Mi Oh, Tetsuo Ogawa -- Change and inertia in housing policy : Japanese housing system during economic crisis / Connie Pui Yee Tang -- Globalization, regime transformation, and social policy development in Taiwan / Wan I. Lin, Wen-Chi Grace Chou -- The crisis of social security financing in Hong Kong / Raymond Man Hung Ngan -- Age discrimination in the labour market : barriers to active ageing in Hong Kong / Raymond Man Hung Ngan, Ping Kwong Kam & Jacky Chau Kiu Cheung -- Contradictions of welfare and the market : the case of Hong Kong / Sam Wai Kam Yu -- Managing the SARS crisis in Hong Kong : reviving the economy or reconstructing a healthy society / Kam Wah Chan, Lai-ching Leung -- Between idealism and realism : the evolution of full employment policy in China / Ho Lup Fung -- The coming housing crisis of China / Ya Peng Zhu, James Lee -- Concluding observations: Is there a crisis of welfare in East Asia? / Kam Wah Chan. |
Sommario/riassunto: | The Crisis of Welfare in East Asia adopts a unique and critical perspective on contemporary social welfare policies in East Asia. This edited volume reflects on current welfare theories and challenges the dominant productivist ideology that over-emphasizes the influence of work and family. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The crisis of welfare in East Asia ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-282-71324-8 |
9786612713248 | |
0-7391-4666-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910781121903321 |
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