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9780739111789

The Crisis of Welfare in East Asia

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  • ISBN13:

    9780739111789

  • ISBN10:

    0739111787

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-11-07
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
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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.

Table of Contents

Deciphering Productivism and Developmentalism in East Asian Social Welfarep. 1
Emerging Issues in Developmental Welfarism in Singaporep. 27
Aging Population in East Asia: Impacts on Social Protection and Social Policy Reforms in Japan, Korea, and Taiwanp. 43
Change and Inertia in Housing Policy: Japanese Housing System during Economic Crisisp. 71
Globalization, Regime Transformation, and Social Policy Development in Taiwanp. 101
The Crisis of Social Security Financing in Hong Kongp. 125
Age Discrimination in the Labor Market: Barriers to Active Aging in Hong Kongp. 147
Contradictions of Welfare and the Market: The Case of Hong Kongp. 165
Managing the SARS Crisis in Hong Kong: Reviving the Economy or Reconstructing a Healthy Societyp. 185
Between Idealism and Realism: The Evolution of Full Employment Policy in Chinap. 203
The Coming Housing Crisis of Chinap. 223
Concluding Observations: Is There a Crisis of Welfare in East Asia?p. 243
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