Dramatic socio-economic transformations over the last two decades
have brought social policy and social welfare issues to prominence
in many East Asian societies. Since the 1990s and in response to
national as well as global pressure, there have been substantial
developments and reforms in social policy in the region but the
development paths have been uneven. Until recently, comparative
analysis of East Asian social policy tends to have focused on the
established welfare state of Japan and the emerging welfare regimes
of four 'Tiger Economies'. Much of the recent debate indeed
preceded China's re-emergence onto the world economy. In this
context, this Handbook brings China more fully into the
contemporary social policy debates in East Asia. Organized around
five themes from welfare state developments, to theories and
methodologies, to current social policy issues, the Handbook
presents original research from leading specialists in the fields,
and provides a fresh and updated perspective to the study of social
policy.Providing a comparative international approach, this
Handbook will appeal to academics, researchers and students at both
undergraduate and postgraduate levels working in the fields of
social policy, as well as policy makers and practitioners who are
interested in social policy lessons from other societies.
Contributors: K. Caraher, H.M. Chan, K.W. Chan, R.K.H. Chan, Y.-f.
Chang, Y.J. Choi, R. Forrest, J. Hudson, G.-J. Hwang, M. Iwata, M.
Izuhara, D. Jung, P. Kennett, Y.-w. Ku, M. Lau, S. Liu, W.Y.W. Lo,
T.-l. Lui, K.K. Mehta, K.H. Mok, L.L.-S. Ngan, K. Ngok, C.-u. Park,
R. Ronald, N. Soma, S. Sung, S. Takegawa, A. Walker, C.-k. Wong, L.
Wong, J. Yamashita
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