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Since The Economic Crisis Of 1997, There Have Been Significant Social Policy Reforms In East Asia. Using The Concept Of The Developmental Welfare State, This Book Seeks To Answer Whether The Welfare Reforms In East Asia Have Extended Social Rights While Maintaining Its Developmental Credentials. Transforming The Developmental Welfare State In East Asia Explains The Way In Which The Shift In Economic Strategy Has Influenced Social Policy Reform In East Asia. It Also Analyzes The Political Dynamics Of Social Policy In Which Economic Imperatives For Social Reform Were Transformed Into Social Policy Reform. Cover; Contents; List Of Figures; List Of Tables; Foreword; Preface And Acknowledgements; Notes On The Contributors; An Overview Of The Study: The Developmental Welfare State And Policy Reforms In East Asia; 1 Reform Of The Developmental Welfare State In Korea: Advocacy Coalitions And Health Politics; 2 Democracy, Development And Health In Taiwan; 3 The New Politics Of The Welfare State In A Developmental Context: Explaining The 1990s Social Care Expansion In Japan; 4 Welfare Developmentalism In Singapore And Malaysia; 5 The Politics Of Welfare Developmentalism In Hong Kong 6 Development Strategies And Unemployment Policies In Korea7 Unemployment And Policy Responses In Taiwan: Gender And Family Implications; 8 One And A Half Cheers For Provident Funds In Malaysia And Singapore; 9 Social Care In Hong Kong: The Dynamics Of The Welfare Mix; 10 China's Social Policy: Reform And Development In The Context Of Marketization And Globalization; 11 Challenges Of Implementing Universal Health Care In Thailand; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z Edited By H. Kwon. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English