1st Edition

Social Welfare in Asia

Edited By John Dixon, Hyung Shik Kim Copyright 1985
430 Pages
by Routledge

430 Pages
by Routledge

430 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1985, this book analyses social welfare in the major countries of Asia, at that time. For each country it considers the ideological framework underlying the social welfare system and describes the historical development of both the system and the political and socio-economic context. Contributions examine the nature of the different parts of the welfare system, surveying social... Read more

Acknowledgements;  Preface;  Contributors;  Social Welfare and the Development Process Hyung Shik Kim;  China John Dixon;  Hong Kong Nelson Chow;  India D. Paul Chowdhry;  Japan Takeshi Takahashi and Yoshiko Someya;  Korea, South In-Hyub Chang;  Malaysia P.C. Sushama;  Philippines Evelina A. Pangalangan;  Sri Lanka Laksiri Jayasuriya, Gamini Fernando and Malcolm Allbrook;  Taiwan Gorfon Hou-Sheng Chan;  Thailand Yupa Wongchai;  Appendix;  Index

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John Dixon, Hyung Shik Kim