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Social Policy and Poverty in East Asia : the Role of Social Security.
This book looks at the role of social policy, particularly social security, in addressing the ongoing challenge of poverty in East Asia despite the region?s spectacular experience of economic growth in decent decades.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2009.
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| Colección: | Routledge research on public and social policy in Asia.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I Introduction and context; Introduction: Poverty and social policy responses in East Asia; 1 The role of social security in poverty alleviation: An international review; Part II Country case studies: Social security in East Asia; 2 The emergence of social assistance in China: Challenges and issues; 3 Social assistance programmes in Singapore; 4 Korea's national basic livelihood programme and social development; 5 Welfare-to-work reform in Hong Kong: Overview and prospects.
- 6 Rural social protection in China: Reform, performance and problemsPart III Innovations and issues of social policy and poverty in East Asia; 7 Building assets for the poor in Taiwan: Policy innovation from income to assets; 8 From microcredit to microinsurance: Creating social security where there is none; 9 The social investment fund of Thailand: New intermediaries for local development; 10 Knowledge of public policy and the perceived posi.