Social development and social policy : international experiences and China's reform / editors Qi Dongtao (East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore), Yang Lijun, South China University of Technology, China. [Electronic resource]
Idioma: Español Editor: New Jersey : World Scientific, [2017]Descripción: xvi, 407 pages ; 24 cmTipo de contenido:- text
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- 9789814730969 (hc : alk. paper)
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- HN733.5 .S625 2017
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Social policy reforms driven by profound social changes have been a popular and pressing topic worldwide in recent years in both policy and academic circles. In this book, prominent social policy scholars from Europe, North America, and Asia discuss the history of social policies, compare different social development models, and analyze the challenges facing these economies' social policy reforms. The book provides comprehensive and comparative perspectives and updated data on social development and social policy reforms in the world's major economies, and particularly, in mainland China.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Europe and the US -- 1. Europe’s (Halfway) Social Investment Turn -- 2. Shifting Reform Strategies in European Welfare States -- 3. The 21st Century Enabling State: Public Support for Private Responsibility in the US -- Part II: Developed Economies in Asia -- 4. Exploring the Japanese Welfare Experience: Toward a Model and a Framework -- 5. Social Policy in Korea: Theory and Practice -- 6. The Role of Mandatory Retirement Savings in Protecting the Aged in Singapore -- 7. Singapore’s Social Policy: Transition and Rebalancing -- 8. Social Welfare Expansion and National Health Insurance in Taiwan -- 9. Workfare in Hong Kong -- Part III: Mainland China -- 10. Between the State and the Market: The Political Logic of Social Policy Reform in China -- 11. Social Policy and Health Care Reform in China -- 12. Law Enforcement in the Chinese Health System: An Institutional Perspective -- 13. Social Protest, State Response, and Regime Legitimacy in China -- 14. What Took Away Chinese People’s Happiness in the Past Two Decades? China’s Puzzling Happiness Curve -- Index.
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- Preface(p. v)
- List of Contributors(p. vii)
- Part I Europe and the US(p. 1)
- 1 Europe's (Halfway) Social Investment Turn(p. 3)
- 2 Shifting Reform Strategies in European Welfare States(p. 39)
- 3 The 21st Century Enabling State: Public Support for Private Responsibility in the US(p. 63)
- Part II Developed Economies in Asia(p. 81)
- 4 Exploring the Japanese Welfare Experience: Toward a Model and a Framework(p. 83)
- 5 Social Policy in Korea: Theory and Practice(p. 103)
- 6 The Role of Mandatory Retirement Savings in Protecting the Aged in Singapore(p. 153)
- 7 Singapore's Social Policy: Transition and Rebalancing(p. 173)
- 8 Social Welfare Expansion and National Health Insurance in Taiwan(p. 199)
- 9 Workfare in Hong Kong(p. 233)
- Part III Mainland China(p. 265)
- 10 Between the State and the Market: The Political Logic of Social Policy Reform in China(p. 267)
- 11 Social Policy and Health Care Reform in China(p. 295)
- 12 Law Enforcement in the Chinese Health System: An Institutional Perspective(p. 327)
- 13 Social Protest, State Response, and Regime Legitimacy in China(p. 357)
- 14 What Took Away Chinese People's Happiness in the Past Two Decades? China's Puzzling Happiness Curve(p. 383)
- Index(p. 401)