Since the economic crisis of 1997, there have been significant social policy reforms in East Asia. Using the concept of the developmental welfare state, this book seeks to answer whether the welfare reforms in East Asia have extended social rights while maintaining its developmental credentials. Thi
Social Welfare Development in East Asia
โ Scribed by Kwong-leung Tang (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 223
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
The Study of State Welfare in East Asia....Pages 1-18
East Asia and Theories of Comparative Social Policy....Pages 19-37
The Capital Investment State of Singapore....Pages 38-63
Authoritarianism and the Social Insurance State: The Case of Taiwan....Pages 64-88
The Authoritarian Developmental State and Social Welfare in Korea....Pages 89-112
Toward a Capital Investment State? The Social Welfare Development of Hong Kong....Pages 113-134
Social Welfare Provisions in East Asia and Quality of Life....Pages 135-155
The Future of State Welfare in East Asia....Pages 156-174
Back Matter....Pages 175-214
โฆ Subjects
Sociology, general; Asian Politics; Social Care
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