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Social Development in Asia

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Kwong-Leung Tang

    1. University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada

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Part of the book series: Social Indicators Research Series (SINS, volume 5)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction Social Development in Asia

    • Kwong-Leung Tang
    Pages 1-9

  3. Moving Toward Xiaokang in China

    • Joe C. B. Leung
    Pages 11-22

  4. Balancing Collectivization and Individual Responsibility: Hong Kong Social Policy Under the Chinese Regime

    • James K. C. Lee
    Pages 23-38

  5. Social Development in Taiwan: Upheavals in the 1990s

    • Yeun-Wen Ku
    Pages 39-59

  6. Social Welfare Development in Korea: Past, Present, and Future

    • Sunwoo Lee, In-Jae Lee
    Pages 61-82

  7. Economic Growth, Paternalism and Nation Building: Social Development in Singapore

    • Kwong-Leung Tang
    Pages 83-97

  8. Industrialization and Labour Fragmentation in Thailand

    • Voravidh Charoenloet
    Pages 99-125

  9. Social Development in India: Performance and Causes

    • Pradeep Agrawal, P. V. Srinivasan
    Pages 127-165

  10. The World Bank’s “Effective State” in East Asia

    • Gerard Greenfield
    Pages 167-186

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 187-187
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Most Asian countries have shown a strong commitment to rapid economic development. Economists have argued that the fruits from economic development will be spread equitably throughout the population. In the absence of a strong tradition of social rights, social development in Asia has long been taken for granted. This collection documents social development in the Asian countries of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand and India and concludes that social development has lagged behind economic development. This has given rise to `distorted development' in many countries. Serious development problems of poverty and inequalities have lingered even in these economically advanced countries of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore. These problems have been exacerbated in the wake of the Asian economic crisis. In order to harmonize social development with economic growth, Asian states ought to be more proactive in their development agendas.
As a text on social development in Asia, this book is primarily intended for practitioners and students of social work, social administration, and social policy. It is also relevant for students and practitioners of sociology, economics, and public policy.

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  • University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada

    Kwong-Leung Tang

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