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Exploring the rise of the regulatory state in Asia, especially on governance and state capacity, this volume examines the challenges when policy areas become more market-oriented, comparing different policy instruments, adopted for example in telecommunications, education and health. It argues that the Asian regulatory state is always shaped by local circumstances.
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1. Introduction: An Outline of Major Aims and Objectives, Research Questions, Research Methodology, and Brief Background for the Book 2. Theoretical Framework: Neo-Liberalism, Pro-Competition Policy Tools and Changing Regulatory Regime 3. Policy Backgrounds: Privatization, Deregulation and Re-Regulation in Telecommunications, Higher Education and Health Management in Asia 4. Telecoms Liberalization and Regulatory Reform 5. Corporatizing and Privatizing Higher Education and Regulatory Reform 6. Marketizing Health Management and Regulatory Reform 7. Challenges for Regulatory State: A Comparative Analysis 8. Conclusion: Varieties of Regulatory State: An Asian Perspective
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Martin Painter is Acting Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and Professor at the Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong. He has researched and published extensively in the field of public administration and governance.
Ka Ho Mok is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong. He has researched and published extensively in the field of comparative education policy and governance.
M. Ramesh is Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore. He has researched and published in the field of social and public policy in Southeast Asia.
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Exploring the rise of the regulatory state in Asia, especially on governance and state capacity, this volume examines the challenges when policy areas become more market-oriented, comparing different policy instruments, adopted in telecommunications and health. It argues that the Asian regulatory state is always shaped by local circumstances.
