The Crisis of Welfare in East Asia

Herausgeber: Chan, Kam-Wah; Lee, James

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 618g
• ISBN-13: 9780739111789
• ISBN-10: 0739111787
• Artikelnr.: 22872518

Autorenporträt

James Lee is associate professor at the Department of Public and Social Administration at the City University of Hong Kong. Kam-wah Chan is associate professor at the Department of Applied Social Sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Deciphering Productivism and Developmentalism in East Asian
Social Welfare Chapter 2 Emerging Issues in Developmental Welfarism in
Singapore Chapter 3 Ageing Population in East Asia: Impacts on Social
Protection and Social Policy Reforms in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan Chapter 4
Change and Inertia in Housing Policy: Japanese Housing System during
Economic Crisis Chapter 5 Globalization, Regime Transformation, and Social
Policy Development in Taiwan Chapter 6 The Crisis of Social Security
Financing in Hong Kong Chapter 7 Age Discrimination in the Labour Market:
Barriers to Active Ageing in Hong Kong Chapter 8 Contradictions of Welfare
and the Market: The Case of Hong Kong Chapter 9 Managing the SARS Crisis in
Hong Kong: Reviving the Economy or Reconstructing a Healthy Society Chapter
10 Between Idealism and Realism: The Evolution of Full Employment Policy in
China Chapter 11 The Coming Housing Crisis of China Chapter 12 Concluding
Observations: Is there a Crisis of Welfare in East Asia?