Grassroots Social Security in Asia

Mutual Aid, Microinsurance and Social Welfare
Herausgeber: Midgley, James; Hosaka, Mitsuhiko

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Produktbeschreibung

Investigates the role of mutual associations in providing income protection to low-income people in Asia, particularly the region's developing countries. Providing a number of important case studies covering South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mongolia, Indonesia and Japan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 254g
• ISBN-13: 9780415855495
• ISBN-10: 0415855497
• Artikelnr.: 37182886

Autorenporträt

James Midgley is the Harry and Riva Specht Professor of Public Social Services at the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Mitsuhiko Hosaka is Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of International Social Development, Nihon Fukushi University in Japan.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Mitsuhiko Hosaka and James Midgley Part 1: The Issues 1.
Understanding Mutual Aid James Midgley 2. Challenges to Mutual Aid: The
Microinsurance Response James Midgley Part 2: Case Studies of
Microinsurance in Asia 3. An Analysis of India's Social Protection System
for Low-income Populations Mariko Okamoto 4. Formalizing Grassroots Social
Security: The Experience of CARD in the Philippines Jaime Aristotle B. Alip
and Takayoshi Amenomori 5. Investment-based Grassroots Social Security: The
Case of the Women's Co-op in Sri Lanka Mitsuhiko Hosaka and Nandasiri
Gamage 6. Social Security through Community Welfare Funds in Thailand
Panthip Petchmark, Somsook Boonyabancha and Mitsuhiko Hosaka 7. Safety Net
Measures for Mongolian Herders: Coping with Risks in a Transition Economy
Mariko Okamoto 8. Grassroots Social Security in Indonesia: The Role of
Islamic Associations Sirojudin and James Midgley Part 3: Policy
Implications 9. Conclusion: Mutual Aid, Microinsurance and Social Security
for All Mitsuhiko Hosaka and James Midgley