This book provides a comprehensive overview of how social welfare in handled in leading East Asian countries, analysing current trends, explaining the social and political background driving reform, describing new programmes and assessing their effectiveness.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2013-10-29
Language: English
Number of Pages: 192
Edition: 1
Series: Comparative Development and Policy in Asia
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