Handbook on East Asian Social PolicyMisa Izuhara 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 subs |
Contents
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1 Pathways of welfare state development in East Asia | 15 |
development of social policy in Japan | 41 |
a comparison between Taiwan and Korea in the colonial era | 65 |
the enduring influence of British colonial social policy in Malaysia and Hong Kong | 86 |
5 Shaping social policy in the reform era in China | 105 |
PART II DEMOGRAPHY ECONOMY AND SOCIAL POLICY | 127 |
12 Social protection governance and the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in East Asia | 245 |
women between tradition and equality | 266 |
PART IV RESEARCH AND SOCIETY | 287 |
probing the middle class and civic organizations in Chinese societies | 289 |
a case study of Hong Kong and other Chinese societies | 309 |
building a comparative quantitative dataset for East Asian social policies | 334 |
17 Qualitative research on family generations in changing East Asian societies | 370 |
PART V CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL POLICY CHALLENGES IN EAST ASIA | 389 |
social development challenges and social policy responses in Hong Kong and Macau | 129 |
7 Exploring social and generational equity in the context of Chinas socioeconomic and demographic transition | 150 |
8 Transitional generations? The contrasting experiences of the 30somethings in China and Japan | 170 |
9 The shaping of social policies in relation to demographic ageing in East Asia | 187 |
PART III EAST ASIA AND WELFARE REGIME DEBATES | 205 |
10 Developmentalism and productivism in East Asian welfare regimes | 207 |
11 Ethnocentrism the developmental state and East Asian welfare | 226 |
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