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The New Social Policy Agenda in Asia

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Social Policy Agenda in Asia written by Asian Development Bank and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This memorandum requests the immediate reallocation of a total of SDR8.1 million (US$ , 1115 million equivalent) of Credit proceeds under eight operations to support the SARS and Infectious Diseases Response Program (hereafter referred to as the "Program"). The objective of the Program is to: (1) address emergency needs for W&S-related diagnosis, clinical management, and personal protection that are necessary to bring the current epidemic fully under control; and (2) support the Government's efforts to strengthen the capacity of the public health system more generally so that China's health system is prepared to combat the possible re-emergence of SARS and, equally important, similar infectious disease threats that might occur in the future. There are 3 program components: Component 1 supports program planning, coordination, and policy development activities. Component 2 supports clinical management of SARS patients including setting up fever clinics, renovating designated SARS hospitals and wards, training female and male health care workers, strengthening personal protection measures for health care workers, providing emergency supplies, undertaking regular supervision, and carrying out operational research. Component 3 supports disease prevention and control, with a focus on SARS and other infectious diseases including strengthening disease surveillance and case reporting. The eight operations comprise: the Environmental Technical Assistance Project (report no. P6056), the Loess Plateau Watershed Rehabilitation Project (report no. 12593), the Yangtze Basin Water Resources Project(report no. 13674), the Southwest Poverty Reduction Project (report no. 13968), the National Rural Water Supply Project (report no. 16380), the Basic Health Services Project (report no. 17403), the Fourth Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (report no. 19226), and the Enterprise Reform Project (report no. 19300). In all cases the reallocations would neither compromise the original objectives nor the economic viability of the eight projects concerned. The respective Development Credit Agreement for each of the eight operations, listed will be amended to add a new component covering activities to be carried out under the SARS and Infectious Diseases Response Program and to enable Credit proceeds to be used to fund the activities. For activities that will be carried out by provinces, agreements will be entered into with each province for the carrying out of such activities using the proceeds of the Credit.

The New Social Policy Agenda in Asia

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Download or read book The New Social Policy Agenda in Asia written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Social Policy Agendas for Europe and Asia

Author : Katherine Marshall
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821352014
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book New Social Policy Agendas for Europe and Asia written by Katherine Marshall and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The East Asia crisis of 1997-98 highlighted the need for new models for social policy. A joint project between European and Asian governments brought together over a two year period the experience of social policy experts from Europe and Asia. This project was financed by the ASEM (Asia Europe Meeting). This document looks at a wide range of issues - social security reform, links between macroeconomics and social policy, labour market policies, gender relations and cross-border migration. Inspired by European experience in similar fields and focusing on ideas and knowledge exchange, the project worked to develop papers and seminars, to produce this book.

Towards a New Poverty Agenda in Asia

Author : Arjan De Haan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788132112273
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (122 download)

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Book Synopsis Towards a New Poverty Agenda in Asia by : Arjan De Haan

Download or read book Towards a New Poverty Agenda in Asia written by Arjan De Haan and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the role of social policy in the context of globalization and rapidly changing economies and societies in Asia. It compares the social policy experience of a number of countries with a focus on East Asian (China, Indonesia, Vietnam), and South Asian (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka) models and experiences. Over the last decade, particularly since the Asian financial crisis, extension of social protection to people affected by crisis has been a major theme in national and international policy debates. In comparing the way social policy has evolved and studying its effects in va.

A Research Agenda for East Asian Social Policy

Author : Misa Izuhara
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781800376106
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (761 download)

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Book Synopsis A Research Agenda for East Asian Social Policy by : Misa Izuhara

Download or read book A Research Agenda for East Asian Social Policy written by Misa Izuhara and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Since the turn of the millennium, significant social, economic, political and technological transformations have brought policy issues to prominence in East Asian societies. This topical Research Agenda finds East Asian social policy at a critical juncture. It analyses the driving forces that are shifting contemporary research and diverse policy responses in the region. Providing a comprehensive overview of the critical socio-economic changes and events over the last two decades, the volume identifies both converging and diverging social policy developments and reforms across East Asian societies. Chapters explore the influences of globalisation, post-industrialisation, labour market transformations, demographic changes, and cultural shifts on social policy in East Asia. Taking regional, international and comparative approaches to social policy analysis, the volume also questions the sustainability, vulnerability and equity of current East Asian social policy and welfare systems. Contributing new empirical knowledge to the theorisation of social policy and practice in East Asia in the post-crisis landscape, this volume will be invaluable to students and scholars of social policy, sociology, and politics. Highlighting areas for urgent policy initiatives, it will also prove vital to policymakers and practitioners in the field.

World-Regional Social Policy and Global Governance

Author : Bob Deacon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135236615
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book World-Regional Social Policy and Global Governance written by Bob Deacon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the case for and the prospects of the development of world-regional social policies as integral elements of a pluralistic, equitable and effective system of global governance. Focusing on transnational regionalism, this book examines the trajectory and crossing over of the three strands of scholarly analysis within the past decade which have given rise to this volume: the perceived negative impact of neo-liberal globalisation upon national social policy; the need for but the difficulty of securing reforms in the institutions of global social governance; and the increasing salience of the world-regional level of governance in handling cross-border issues. The authors develop an intellectual and research agenda that will also inform the political development of an international programme concerned with the social policy dimensions of regional governance. Combining the perspectives and collective expertise of a team of international scholars and activists, the book features: Theoretical and policy cases for a focus on regionalism and social policy A mapping and analysis of social policy dimensions of regional integration processes and formations in four continents An assessment of the regional dimensions of global agencies, in particular of the UN (ILO, WHO, UNESCO, UNDP) including the approach to regional social policy of the UN Regional Economic Commissions and Development Banks An articulation of a multi-levelled conceptualisation of global social governance within which regional associations of countries plays a significant part. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of social policy, development studies, international relations and political science, especially those focused on the public policy dimensions of globalisation, regionalisation and international development.

Handbook of Social Policy and Development

Author : James Midgley
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785368435
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Social Policy and Development written by James Midgley and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Social Policy and Development makes a groundbreaking, coherent case for enhancing collaboration between social policy and development. With wide ranging chapters, it discusses a myriad of ways in which this can be done, exploring both academic and practical activities. As the conventional distinction between ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries becomes increasingly blurred, this Handbook explores how collaboration between social policy and development is needed to meet global social needs.

Changing Governance and Public Policy in East Asia

Author : Ka Ho Mok
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134118260
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Changing Governance and Public Policy in East Asia written by Ka Ho Mok and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-11-24 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for good governance has become an increasingly important element of public policy and public management and is high on the political agenda of East Asian countries. The need for robust governance structures and institutions was brought into sharp focus by the Asian Financial Crisis which adversely affected most East Asian societies. Since then they have begun to look for ways to restructure their public administration and political systems in order to develop new mechanisms and structures to promote good governance. This book focuses on how selected Asian states have responded to the growing impact of "liberalizing and marketizing trends" in public policy formulation and public management. To what extent is the "state-guided" regime in Asia still relevant to governing public policy / public management? What are the policy implications for a growing number of Asian states which are pursuing more pro-competition policy instruments? The book is a timely and important collection that offers critical analysis of the search for new governance in Asia and compares and contrasts experiences in selected Asian societies such as China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, and other parts of South East Asia. Chapters are written by leading scholars in the fields of comparative development, policy and governance studies from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Japan and the United Kingdom.

Social Protection as Development Policy

Author : Sarah Cook
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136704701
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Social Protection as Development Policy written by Sarah Cook and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-21 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Asian crisis of the late 1990s severely affected some of the most successful economies in the region, placing the issue of social protection high on the regional and international agenda. Subsequently, growth rates revived, but the fruits of growth have not been evenly distributed and inequality has risen. Behind this trend lie deeply entrenched forms of poverty and social exclusion as well as new forms of vulnerability resulting from the liberalisation of markets and growing exposure to the global economy. This volume deals with issues of poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion in the Asian context. The articles deal with different groups of vulnerable people, exploring some of the characteristics of vulnerability in different contexts, and reflecting on appropriate policy responses. Collectively, they emphasise a broad-based systemic approach to the problems of vulnerability and insecurity, where social protection needs to be ‘rescued’ from its dominant current conceptualisation as a response to risk and crisis, and instead be integrated into the mainstream of development policy. This book will interest scholars of economics, politics, development studies, development economics, sociology, social policy, and South Asian studies.

East Asia Integrates

Author : Kathie L. Krumm
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821355147
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book East Asia Integrates written by Kathie L. Krumm and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging East Asian economies have seen their share of world exports more than triple during the past 25 years, a trend driven by intraregional trade. Increasingly, the development agenda in the region, focusing on growth, jobs and social stability, has become interconnected with trade policy aspects, including market access and competitiveness. In the light of these links, this collection of papers discusses fundamental strategies to promote cross-border trade flows, both globally and regionally, along with domestic policies on logistics, trade facilitation, standards and institutions, in order to maximise development outcomes and distribute the gains from trade widely.

Development and Welfare Policy in South Asia

Author : Gabriele Koehler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136730982
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Development and Welfare Policy in South Asia written by Gabriele Koehler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sheds light on social policies in six South Asian countries introduced between 2003 and 2013, examining the ways in which these policies have come about, and what this reflects about the nature of the state in each of these countries. It offers a detailed analysis of the nature of these policies introduced in recent years in Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and illustrates the similarities and differences in policy approaches amongst the six countries. Through this analysis, the book explores the thesis of whether there is a particular type of ‘developmental welfare state’ that can be observed across South Asia. The focus is on social policies or policies designed to address poverty and deliver welfare at the level of programming and design, i.e. the stated intent of these policies. The book also presents an analysis of the fiscal space available in each of the six countries, thereby drawing conclusions about the financial feasibility of a ‘developmental welfare state’ model in the region. This comprehensive book uniquely explores critical aspects of policy debates on a possible move from welfare to ‘rights’. It introduces students and researchers in development studies, social policy and South Asian studies to innovative welfare programmes in South Asia and gives a new perspective on the nature and patterns of welfare in South Asia with the view of tackling inequality and promoting well-being.

Welfare Reform and Social Investment Policy in Europe and East Asia

Author : Jun Choi, Young
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447352734
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Welfare Reform and Social Investment Policy in Europe and East Asia written by Jun Choi, Young and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing original observations, this seminal text analyses the emergence of social investment policies in both Europe and East Asia. Experts explore the roads and barriers towards effective social investment policies, derive practical social policy implications and highlight important lessons for future social policymaking.

Development, Democracy, and Welfare States

Author : Stephan Haggard
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691214158
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Development, Democracy, and Welfare States written by Stephan Haggard and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to compare the distinctive welfare states of Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe. Stephan Haggard and Robert Kaufman trace the historical origins of social policy in these regions to crucial political changes in the mid-twentieth century, and show how the legacies of these early choices are influencing welfare reform following democratization and globalization. After World War II, communist regimes in Eastern Europe adopted wide-ranging socialist entitlements while conservative dictatorships in East Asia sharply limited social security but invested in education. In Latin America, where welfare systems were instituted earlier, unequal social-security systems favored formal sector workers and the middle class. Haggard and Kaufman compare the different welfare paths of the countries in these regions following democratization and the move toward more open economies. Although these transformations generated pressure to reform existing welfare systems, economic performance and welfare legacies exerted a more profound influence. The authors show how exclusionary welfare systems and economic crisis in Latin America created incentives to adopt liberal social-policy reforms, while social entitlements from the communist era limited the scope of liberal reforms in the new democracies of Eastern Europe. In East Asia, high growth and permissive fiscal conditions provided opportunities to broaden social entitlements in the new democracies. This book highlights the importance of placing the contemporary effects of democratization and globalization into a broader historical context.

Inequality, Social Protection and Social Justice

Author : James Midgley
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789905583
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book Inequality, Social Protection and Social Justice written by James Midgley and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thought-provoking book examines the role of social protection in reducing inequality and enhancing social justice. It assesses social protection’s impact on inequality in different parts of the world and shows that if carefully designed, adequately funded and effectively implemented, it can make a significant contribution to reducing income, gender and other forms of inequality. In this way, it can promote egalitarian ideals and enhance social justice.

Transnational Social Policies

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 0889368546
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book Transnational Social Policies written by International Development Research Centre (Canada) and published by IDRC. This book was released on 1999 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relationships between social policy and human development are the subject of much research and theorizing. The literature in this area, however, examines these issues strictly within national contexts. What influence will international agendas such as NAFTA, the World Summit for Social Development, and Habitat II have? Transnational Social Policies specifically addresses the worldwide trend for national policies on human and social development to be increasingly influenced by agendas that are international, or "transnational," in nature. In doing so, the book examines the underlying international developmental, ethical, economic, and political issues shaping national policies in health, education, and employment in the developing world. This book's focus on the "transnational" character of the social policy debate makes it a truly unique and original contribution to the literature. It will appeal to the academic community, worldwide, in international development, public policy and administration, and social work; policymakers, researchers, and practitioners in the field of public (social) policy; and the international community of individuals and organizations working in international social development.

Social Welfare in East Asia and the Pacific

Author : Sharlene B.C.L. Furuto
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231530986
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Social Welfare in East Asia and the Pacific written by Sharlene B.C.L. Furuto and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this singular collection, indigenous experts describe the social welfare systems of fifteen East Asian and Pacific Island nations and locales. Vastly understudied, these lands offer key insight into the successes and failures of Western and native approaches to social work, suggesting new directions for practice and research in both local and global contexts. Combining international experiences and professional knowledge, contributors illuminate the role of history and culture in shaping the social welfare systems of Cambodia, China, Hong Kong (SAR, China), Indonesia, Malaysia, the Micronesian region (including the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam [Unincorporated Territory, U.S.A.], Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands [Commonwealth, U.S.A.], and Palau), Samoa and American Samoa (Unincorporated Territory, U.S.A.), South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. The contributors link the values and issues that concern populaces most to the development of social work practice, policy, and research. Sharlene B. C. L. Furuto then conducts a comparative analysis of the essays including their data and social service programs, highlighting the similarities and differences between the evolution of social welfare in these nations and locales. She contrasts their indigenous approaches, the responses of governments and NGOs to social issues, the availability of social work education, as well as API models, paradigms, and templates, and the overall status of the social work profession. Furuto also adds a chapter comparing the distinct social welfare systems of Samoa and American Samoa. The only volume to focus exclusively on social welfare in East Asia and the Pacific, this anthology holds immense value for practitioners and researchers eager for global perspectives.

Globalizing Welfare

Author : Stein Kuhnle
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788975847
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (889 download)

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Download or read book Globalizing Welfare written by Stein Kuhnle and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the welfare state’s origins in Europe, the idea of human welfare being organized through a civilized, institutionalized and uncorrupt state has caught the imagination of social activists and policy-makers around the world. This is particularly influential where rapid social development is taking place amidst growing social and gender inequality. This book reflects on the growing academic and political interest in global social policy and ‘globalizing welfare’, and pays particular attention to developments in Northern European and North-East Asian countries.