A research agenda for East Asian social policy / edited by Misa Izuhara (professor of social policy, University of Bristol, UK).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Izuhara, Misa, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar research agendas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East Asia--Social policy.

East Asia.

East Asia--Social conditions--Research.

Sociology--Political aspects.

Sociology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages).

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Since the turn of the millennium, significant social, economic, political and technological transformations have brought policy issues to prominence in East Asian societies. This topical Research Agenda finds East Asian social policy at a critical juncture. It analyses the driving forces that are shifting contemporary research and diverse policy responses in the region. Providing a comprehensive overview of the critical socio-economic changes and events over the last two decades, the volume identifies both converging and diverging social policy developments and reforms across East Asian societies. Chapters explore the influences of globalisation, post-industrialisation, labour market transformations, demographic changes, and cultural shifts on social policy in East Asia. Taking regional, international and comparative approaches to social policy analysis, the volume also questions the sustainability, vulnerability and equity of current East Asian social policy and welfare systems. Contributing new empirical knowledge to the theorisation of social policy and practice in East Asia in the post-crisis landscape, this volume will be invaluable to students and scholars of social policy, sociology, and politics. Highlighting areas for urgent policy initiatives, it will also prove vital to policymakers and practitioners in the field"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to the Research Agenda for East Asian Social Policy / Misa Izuhara

2. Diversity of institutional change in East Asian social investment policy: the cases of Hong Kong and Taiwan / Stefan Kühner and Shih-Jiunn Shi

3. Exploring the relationship between social policy and innovation in South Korea / Young Jun Choi

4. Public opinion and social policy reforms in East Asia / Chung-Yang Yeh and Ijin Hong

5. The introduction of the "mainland frame" in public policy: a case study on framing and political rhetoric in Hong Kong's climate policy / Tommy Chung Yin Kwan

6. Child poverty policies in Japan: familial welfare state in transition? / Aya Abe

7. The role of housing in successful and sustainable youth transitions in Japan and South Korea / Misa Izuhara and Bongjo Yi

8. The marketisation of long-term care in East Asia / Wenjing Zhang

9. Gendered responsibility of multigenerational care: examining 'defamilialisation' policies in family-centred welfare regimes in East Asia / Junko Yamashita and Naoko Soma

10. Challenging the universal healthcare systems in Southeast Asia: COVID-19 crisis management in Indonesia and the Philippines / Huck-Ju Kwon, Ye Eun Ha, Kyungchul Yang, Seongyeon Park, and Sodam Yi

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781800376113 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.