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Grassroots social security in Asia : mutual aid, microinsurance and social welfare / edited by James Midgley and Mitsuhiko Hosaka.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge research on public and social policy in Asia ; 4.
- Routledge research on public and social policy in Asia ; 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social security--Asia.
- Social security.
- Poor families--Services for--Asia.
- Poor families.
- Social security--Asia--Case studies.
- Poor families--Services for--Asia--Case studies.
- Asia--Social policy.
- Asia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (167 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Grassroots Social Security in Asia investigates the role of mutual associations in providing income protection to low-income people in Asia and in particular the region's developing countries. Historically, these associations have consisted of small groups of people with common interests who save regularly to support, maintain and supplement their incomes. Members make regular contributions to a communal fund which is used to provide income protection when they experience financial hardship.This book is the first to comprehensively document the activities of mutual associati
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The issues
- pt. 2. Case studies of microinsurance in Asia
- pt. 3. Policy implications.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-04070-0
- 9786613040701
- 1-136-83175-4
- 0-203-83178-0
- 9780203831786
- OCLC:
- 707068739
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