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East Asian Welfare Regimes in Transition
Alan Walker
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Description for East Asian Welfare Regimes in Transition
Paperback. Putting the spotlight on the Chinese and South-East Asian welfare systems, this title provides an assessment of their character and development. It examines the underlying assumptions of these systems and how the processes of globalization are impacting on them. There is also a comparative analysis of Eastern and Western welfare states. Editor(s): Walker, Alan; Wong, Chack-kie. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HRKN1; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Eastern welfare systems have largely been neglected by Western social policy. There is very little information in the West about their operation and the differences between them. Yet, as China and South-East Asia emerge as a major regional economic block, it is vital to understand the social models that are in operation there and how they are developing. 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 ... Read more
Eastern welfare systems have largely been neglected by Western social policy. There is very little information in the West about their operation and the differences between them. Yet, as China and South-East Asia emerge as a major regional economic block, it is vital to understand the social models that are in operation there and how they are developing. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861345523
SKU
V9781861345523
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99-50
About Alan Walker
Alan Walker is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Sheffield and has been writing and researching in this field for over 30 years. He has a long association with China and Sout-East Asia and has supervised 20 doctoral students from the region. Chack-kie Wong is a Professor in the Department of Social Work at the Chinese University of ... Read more
Reviews for East Asian Welfare Regimes in Transition
"With this significant scholarly contribution to comparative global social welfare policy, the authors make a very strong case for the inclusion of East Asia in any future comparative social policy research and scholarship. Social development should become part of the criteria for comparative social welfare policy analysis. Highly recommended." Choice "This most recent edited book by Alan Walker and C.K. ... Read more