In the past few decades, societies in Asia have experienced rapid and dramatic changes in their economic, social and political spheres. Despite the wide diversi

Asia contains the bulk of the world's poor, as many as 500 million people. A significant fraction of these poor are chronically poor, which means that they and

This book looks at the role of social policy and particularly social security in addressing the ongoing challenge of poverty in East Asia despite the region’s

Dramatic socio-economic transformations over the last two decades have brought social policy and social welfare issues to prominence in many East Asian societie

"Over the last four decades, Asian countries have experienced a substantial increase in their global competitiveness. While some of this is due to their economi