The crisis of welfare in East Asia / edited by James Lee and Kam-wah Chan.

Other author Lee, James, 1950-
Other author Chan, Kam Wah.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2007.
Descriptionxvii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Public welfare--East Asia.
East Asia--Social policy.

Contents Deciphering productivism and developmentalism in East Asian social welfare / James Lee -- Emerging issues in developmental welfarism in Singapore / Beng Huat Chua -- Aging population in East Asia : impacts on social protection and social policy reforms in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan / Chyong Fang Ko, Kyeung Mi Oh, and Tetsuo Ogawa -- Change and inertia in housing policy : Japanese housing system during economic crisis / Connie P.Y. Tang -- Globalization, regime transformation, and social policy development in Taiwan / Wan I. Lin and Wen-Chi Grace Chou -- The crisis of social security financing in Hong Kong / Raymond Man Hung Ngan -- Age discrimination in the labor market : barriers to active aging in Hong Kong / Raymond Man Hung Ngan, Ping Kwong Kam, and Jacky Chau Kiu Cheung -- Contradictions of welfare and the market : the case of Hong Kong / Sam Wai-kam Yu -- Managing the SARS crisis in Hong Kong : reviving the economy or reconstructing a healthy society / Kam-wah Chan and Lai Ching Leung -- Between idealism and realism : the evolution of full employment policy in China / Ho Lup Fung -- The coming housing crisis of China / Ya Peng Zhu and James Lee -- Concluding observations: Is there a crisis of welfare in East Asia? / Kam-wah Chan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007017203
ISBN9780739111789 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0739111787 (cloth : alk. paper)