Social policy and poverty in east Asia the role of social security /

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Other Authors: Midgley, James, Tang, Kwong-Leung
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
Series:Routledge research on public and social policy in Asia ; 3.
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Table of Contents:
  • Poverty and social policy responses in east Asia / Kwong-leung Tang and James Midgley
  • The role of social security in poverty alleviation : an international review / James Midgley
  • The emergence of social assistance in China : challenges and issues / Joe Leung and Yuebin Xu
  • Building assets for the poor in Taiwan : policy innovation from income to assets / Li-Chen Cheng
  • Korea's national basic livelihood programme and social development / Joon Yong Jo
  • Welfare-to-work reform in Hong Kong : overview and prospects / Kwong-leung Tang
  • Social assistance programmes in Singapore / Mui-teng Yap
  • Rural social protection in China : reform, performance and problems / Yuebin Xu and Xiulan Zhang
  • From micro-credit to micro-insurance : creating social security where there is none / Takayoshi Amenomori
  • The social investment fund of thailand / Shinichi Shigetomi
  • Knowledge of public policy and the perceived positive impact of the welfare benefits system / Chack-kie Wong and Kwong-leung Tang
  • Social security, housing policy and asset-building : the relevance of home ownership for elderly income protection in Hong Kong / James Lee.