Welfare Orientalism and the search for an East Asian welfare model -- Democracy and the politics of social welfare : a comparative analysis of welfare systems in East Asia -- Welfare and governance : public housing under Singapore's party-state -- The South Korean National Pension Programme : fulfilling its promise? -- Can we afford it? The development of National Health Insurance in Taiwan -- The 'Japanese-style welfare state' and the delivery of personal social services -- The making of social policy in Hong Kong : social welfare development in the 1980's and 1990's -- Social security reforms in China : towards an East Asian model
Summary
Offers the first broad-ranging study of the development and implementation of various welfare systems in East Asia, unfolding the reality behind the rhetoric in this important area
