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Social policy in east and southeast Asia : education, health, housing and income maintenance / / M. Ramesh



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Autore: Ramesh M. <1960-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Social policy in east and southeast Asia : education, health, housing and income maintenance / / M. Ramesh Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, NY, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
Disciplina: 361.6/1/095
Soggetto geografico: East Asia Social policy
Southeast Asia Social policy
East Asia Economic policy
Southeast Asia Economic policy
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-223) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; SOCIAL POLICY IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Hong Kong; Singapore; Korea; Taiwan; Structure of the book; 2 Socio-economic background; Economy; Income distribution and poverty; Public finance; International position; Population; Conclusion; 3 Income maintenance; Policy history; Provision; Financing; Outcomes; Conclusion; 4 Health; Policy history; Provision; Financing; Outcomes; Conclusion; 5 Housing; Policy history; Provision; Financing; Outcomes; Conclusion
6 EducationPolicy history; Provision; Financing; Outcomes; Conclusion; 7 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Social Policy in East and South East Asia provides the first systematic comparison of the policy sectors of income maintenance, health, housing and education in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. It focuses particularly on the provision and financing arrangements of these four Asian newly industrialized economies and their outcomes in terms of adequacy, efficiency and equity, drawing on extensive primary research carried out by the author.Locating the importance of Asian social policies in the wake of the recent financial crisis in the region, this work provides a c
Titolo autorizzato: Social policy in east and southeast Asia  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-134-32014-0
1-134-32015-9
0-203-68488-5
1-280-05474-3
0-203-40111-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910819101803321
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Serie: Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ; ; 7.