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Handbook on East Asian Social Policy

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'
eBook, English, 2013
Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013
1 online resource
9780857930293, 9781299819610, 9780857930286, 085793029X, 1299819613, 0857930281
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pt. I. Shaping welfare states in East Asia : origin and development paths
pt. II. Demography, economy and social policy
pt. III. East Asia and welfare regime debates
pt. IV. Research and society
pt. V. Contemporary social policy challenges in East Asia