Social Development in Asia / edited by Kwong-Leung Tang.
Most Asian countries have shown a strong commitment to rapid economic development. Economists have argued that the fruits from economic development will be spread equitably throughout the population. In the absence of a strong tradition of social rights, social development in Asia has long been take...
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Dordrecht :
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2000.
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Table of Contents:
- Social Development in Asia
- 1. Moving Toward Xiaokang in China
- 2. Balancing Collectivization and Individual Responsibility: Hong Kong Social Policy Under the Chinese Regime
- 3. Social Development in Taiwan: Upheavals in the 1990s
- 4. Social Welfare Development in Korea: Past, Present and Future
- 5. Economic Growth, Paternalism and Nation Building: Social Development in Singapore
- 6. Industrialization and Labour Fragmentation in Thailand
- 7. Social Development in India: Performance and Causes
- 8. The World Bank's 'Effective State' in East Asia.