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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walker, Alan, 1952 October 13-

Wong, Chack-kie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--East Asia.

Public welfare.

Welfare state--East Asia.

Welfare state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 235 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the Chinese and South-East Asian welfare systems, providing an up-to-date assessment of their character and development. In particular, it examines their underlying assumptions and the impact of the processes of globalisation. As well as specific case studies, there is also a comparative analysis of Eastern and Western welfare states.

Contents:

Cover; EAST ASIAN WELFARE REGIMES IN TRANSITION: From Confucianism to globalisation - Edited by Alan Walker and Chack-kie Wong; Contents; List of tables and figures; Preface; List of acronyms; List of contributors; Part 1 - Welfare in East Asia; ONE - Introduction: East Asian welfare regimes; TWO - Is welfare unAsian?; Part 2 - The East Asian welfare regimes; THREE - Social welfare in China; FOUR - Hong Kong: from familistic to Confucian welfare; FIVE - Managing welfare in post-colonial Hong Kong; SIX - The welfare regime in Japan; SEVEN - Taiwan: what kind of social policy regime?

EIGHT - The development of the South Korean welfare regimeNINE - The welfare regime in Singapore; TEN - Conclusion: from Confucianism to globalisation; Index; Also available from The Policy Press

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jan 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4473-0216-8

1-281-15952-2

9786611159528

1-84742-124-5

OCLC:

476249908