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Informationen zum Autor Edited by James Lee and Kam-wah Chan - Contributions by Beng-huat Chua; Chyong-Fan Ko; Kyeung-Mi Oh; Tetsuso Ogawa; Connie Pui-yee Tang; Wan-I Lin; Wen-Chi Grace Chou; Raymond Man-hung Ngan; Ping-kwong Kam; Jacky Chau-kiu Cheung; Lai-ching Leung; Ho-lup F Klappentext The Crisis of Welfare in East Asia adopts a unique and critical perspective on contemporary social welfare policies in East Asia. This edited volume reflects on current welfare theories and challenges the dominant productivist ideology that over-emphasizes the influence of work and family. Zusammenfassung The Crisis of Welfare in East Asia adopts a unique and critical perspective on contemporary social welfare policies in East Asia. This edited volume reflects on current welfare theories and challenges the dominant productivist ideology that over-emphasizes the influence of work and family. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Deciphering Productivism and Developmentalism in East Asian Social Welfare Chapter 2 Emerging Issues in Developmental Welfarism in Singapore Chapter 3 Ageing Population in East Asia: Impacts on Social Protection and Social Policy Reforms in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan Chapter 4 Change and Inertia in Housing Policy: Japanese Housing System during Economic Crisis Chapter 5 Globalization, Regime Transformation, and Social Policy Development in Taiwan Chapter 6 The Crisis of Social Security Financing in Hong Kong Chapter 7 Age Discrimination in the Labour Market: Barriers to Active Ageing in Hong Kong Chapter 8 Contradictions of Welfare and the Market: The Case of Hong Kong Chapter 9 Managing the SARS Crisis in Hong Kong: Reviving the Economy or Reconstructing a Healthy Society Chapter 10 Between Idealism and Realism: The Evolution of Full Employment Policy in China Chapter 11 The Coming Housing Crisis of China Chapter 12 Concluding Observations: Is there a Crisis of Welfare in East Asia?
