Includes bibliographical references and index.

Deciphering productivism and developmentalism in East Asian social welfare / James Lee -- Emerging issues in developmental welfarism in Singapore / Beng Huat Chua -- Ageing population in East Asia : impacts on social protection and social policy reforms in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan / Chyong Fang Ko, Kyeung Mi Oh, Tetsuo Ogawa -- Change and inertia in housing policy : Japanese housing system during economic crisis / Connie Pui Yee Tang -- Globalization, regime transformation, and social policy development in Taiwan / Wan I. Lin, Wen-Chi Grace Chou -- The crisis of social security financing in Hong Kong / Raymond Man Hung Ngan -- Age discrimination in the labour market : barriers to active ageing in Hong Kong / Raymond Man Hung Ngan, Ping Kwong Kam & Jacky Chau Kiu Cheung -- Contradictions of welfare and the market : the case of Hong Kong / Sam Wai Kam Yu -- Managing the SARS crisis in Hong Kong : reviving the economy or reconstructing a healthy society / Kam Wah Chan, Lai-ching Leung -- Between idealism and realism : the evolution of full employment policy in China / Ho Lup Fung -- The coming housing crisis of China / Ya Peng Zhu, James Lee -- Concluding observations: Is there a crisis of welfare in East Asia? / Kam Wah Chan.

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