Towards a New Poverty Agenda in Asia: Social Policies and Economic Transformation

by Arjan de Haan

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 comparing 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, and globalization, extension of social protection...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8132105044
• ISBN13: 9788132105046
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.3"