Financing Welfare State Systems in Asia

ISBN-13: 9780367902773 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 292 str.

Christian Aspalter

Opis

This book identifies the main causes of welfare state system extension, as well as the differences in welfare state system design and their consequences for human behaviour and future financial stability of the systems in place in different parts of Asia.

Spis treści

Foreword.  Part 1: Introduction.  1. Telling the Untold Story of Explosion, Stagnation and Continuation of Welfare State System Financing in Asia: An Introduction.  Part 2: Theoretical Part.  2. A Pas De Trois in Social Policy Theory: Understanding the Financing of Welfare State Systems.  Part 3: Case Studies.  3. Financing the Welfare State System in Russia.  4. Financing the Welfare State System in Turkey.  5. Financing the Welfare State System in Saudi Arabia.  6. Financing the Welfare State System in India.  7. Financing the Welfare State System in Thailand.  8. Financing the Welfare State System in Mainland China.  9. Financing the Welfare State System in Hong Kong.  10. Financing the Welfare State System in Macao.  11. Financing the Welfare State System in Taiwan.  12. Financing the Welfare State System in South Korea.  Part 4: Concluding Part.  13. Income Polarity and the End of Social Insurance: A Concluding Note.