East Asian welfare regimes in transition : from Confucianism to globalisation

East Asian welfare regimes in transition : from Confucianism to globalisation / edited by Alan Walker and Chack-kie Wong.

This book puts the spotlight on the Chinese and South-East Asian welfare systems, providing an up-to-date assessment of their character and development. In particular it examines the underlying assumptions of these systems and how the processes of globalisation are impacting on them. As well as spec...

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Other Authors: Walker, Alan, 1952 October 13- (Editor), Wong, Chack-kie (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Public welfare > East Asia.
Welfare state > East Asia.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Public welfare
Welfare state
Economische hervormingen.
Verzorgingsstaat.
East Asia
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: East Asian welfare regimes / Alan Walker, Chack-kie Wong
  • Is welfare un-Asian? / Ruby C.M. Chou, Wai Kam Yu
  • Social welfare in China / Joe C.B. Leung
  • Hong Kong: from familistic to Confucian welfare / Sammy Chiu, Victor Wong
  • Managing welfare in post-colonial Hong Kong / Chak Kwan Chan
  • The welfare regime in Japan / Makoto Kono
  • Taiwan: what kind of social policy regime? / Michael Hill, Yuan-shie Hwang
  • The development of the South Korean welfare regime / Sang-hoon Ahn, So-chung Lee
  • The welfare regime in Singapore / Vincent Wijeysingha
  • Conclusion: from Confucianism to globalisation / Alan Walker, Chack-kie Wong.

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