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
Welfare Capitalism in Southeast Asia: Social Security, Health and Education Policies
β Scribed by M. Ramesh, Mukul G. Asher (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 230
- Series
- International Political Economy Series
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-16
Economic Conditions in Southeast Asia....Pages 17-29
Social Security....Pages 30-80
Health....Pages 81-118
Education....Pages 119-143
The Political Economy of Social Policies....Pages 144-175
Conclusion: Social Welfare Policies in Southeast Asia and the Economic Crisis....Pages 176-195
Back Matter....Pages 196-217
β¦ Subjects
Asian Politics; Sociology, general; Political Science
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