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Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia

1. Higher Education in Southeast Asia

   Blurring Borders, Changing Balance

   By Anthony Welch

   Series: Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia

   This is the first book to systematically chart and comparatively assess the trend towards private higher education in South East Asia. Caught between conflicting imperatives of spiralling demand, and limited resources, the balance between public and private higher education systems in South East,...

   Published March 24th 2011 by Routledge
2. Grassroots Social Security in Asia

   Mutual Aid, Microinsurance and Social Welfare

   Edited by James Midgley, Mitsuhiko Hosaka

   Series: Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia

   Grassroots Social Security in Asia investigates the role of mutual associations in providing income protection to low-income people in Asia and in particular the region's developing countries. Historically, these associations have consisted of small groups of people with common interests who save...

   Published February 1st 2011 by Routledge
3. Social Policy and Poverty in East Asia

   The Role of Social Security

   Edited by James Midgley, Kwong Leung Tang

   Series: Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia

   This book looks at the role of social policy and particularly social security in addressing the ongoing challenge of poverty in East Asia despite the region’s spectacular experience of economic growth in decent decades. The East Asian miracle resulted over the last four decades in a...

   Published August 10th 2009 by Routledge
4. Transforming Asian Governance

   Rethinking assumptions, challenging practices

   Edited by M Ramesh, Scott Fritzen

   Series: Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia

   There are a multitude of hazards that confront attempts to change institutional or political orders in pursuit of good governance. Even seemingly technical prescriptions run up against local political and social realities which make their adoption difficult and, if adopted, require significant...

   Published December 21st 2008 by Routledge
5. Ultra-Low Fertility in Pacific Asia

   Trends, causes and policy issues

   Edited by Paulin Straughan, Angelique Chan, Gavin Jones

   Series: Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia

   Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong SAR are among the very lowest-fertility countries in the whole world, and even China has reached fertility levels lower than those in many European countries. If these levels continue over long periods East Asia will soon face accelerating...

   Published September 18th 2008 by Routledge