Crisis of Welfare in East Asia

James Lee is associate professor at the Department of Public and Social Administration at the City University of Hong Kong. Kam-wah Chan is associate professor at the Department of Applied Social Sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

• Chapter 1 Deciphering Productivism and Developmentalism in East Asian Social WelfareChapter 2 Emerging Issues in Developmental Welfarism in SingaporeChapter 3 Ageing Population in East Asia: Impacts on Social Protection and Social Policy Reforms in Japan, Korea, and TaiwanChapter 4 Change and Inertia in Housing Policy: Japanese Housing System during Economic CrisisChapter 5 Globalization, Regime Transformation, and Social Policy Development in TaiwanChapter 6 The Crisis of Social Security Financing in Hong KongChapter 7 Age Discrimination in the Labour Market: Barriers to Active Ageing in Hong KongChapter 8 Contradictions of Welfare and the Market: The Case of Hong KongChapter 9 Managing the SARS Crisis in Hong Kong: Reviving the Economy or Reconstructing a Healthy SocietyChapter 10 Between Idealism and Realism: The Evolution of Full Employment Policy in ChinaChapter 11 The Coming Housing Crisis of ChinaChapter 12 Concluding Observations: Is there a Crisis of Welfare in East Asia?

In this thoughtful and interesting book, James Lee and Kam-wah Chan examine different facets of social policy in East Asia and ask whether recent developments are indicative of a crisis in welfare. The book addresses many complex issues and makes a significant contribution to the literature. It deserves to be widely read.