Faces of Homelessness in the Asia Pacific

ISBN-13: 9781138201927 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 160 str.

Carole Zufferey; Nilan Yu

Opis

With a particular focus on  international policy and practice, this book builds upon current scholarship of homelessness across the Asia Pacific. Through examining and comparing a range of state responses, it explores the differing definitions and lived experiences of the issue in a number of countries, including Japan, China, India and Australia.

Spis treści

1. The many faces of homelessness: A critical introduction, Carole Zufferey and Nilan Yu 2. Homelessness and homeless policies in the context of the residual Japanese welfare state, Johannes Kiener and Toshio Mizuuchi 3. Homelessness in China, Della Qiu and Carole Zufferey 4. Living homeless in urban India: State and societal responses, Kalpana Goel and Richa Choudhary 5. Children’s homelessness in Sri Lanka, Eshantha Ariyadasa, Helen McLaren and Janet McIntyre-Mills 6. Homelessness in Korea: Lived experience and policy issues, Soyoung Kim and Yong-Chang Heo 7. Homelessness in Hong Kong: The evolution of official homeless assistance and the context of housing, Geerhardt Kornatowski and Hung Wong 8. A unique sustainable livelihoods strategy: How resilient homeless families survive on the streets of Metro Manila, Philippines, Justin Nicolas and Mel Gray 9. Homelessness in Australia, Chris Horsell and Carole Zufferey 10. A portrait of homelessness in the Asia Pacific, Carole Zufferey and Nilan Yu