Social policy and poverty in east Asia  the role of social security /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by James Midgley and Kwong-leung Tang 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2009 
 - 1 online resource 
 - Routledge research on public and social policy in Asia ;  3 .
<br/><br/> This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2009 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Poverty and social policy responses in east Asia / Kwong-leung Tang and James Midgley -- The role of social security in poverty alleviation : an international review / James Midgley -- The emergence of social assistance in China : challenges and issues / Joe Leung and Yuebin Xu -- Building assets for the poor in Taiwan : policy innovation from income to assets / Li-Chen Cheng -- Korea's national basic livelihood programme and social development / Joon Yong Jo -- Welfare-to-work reform in Hong Kong : overview and prospects / Kwong-leung Tang -- Social assistance programmes in Singapore / Mui-teng Yap -- Rural social protection in China : reform, performance and problems / Yuebin Xu and Xiulan Zhang -- From micro-credit to micro-insurance : creating social security where there is none / Takayoshi Amenomori -- The social investment fund of thailand / Shinichi Shigetomi -- Knowledge of public policy and the perceived positive impact of the welfare benefits system / Chack-kie Wong and Kwong-leung Tang -- Social security, housing policy and asset-building : the relevance of home ownership for elderly income protection in Hong Kong / James Lee 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203874097 (electronic bk.) 0203874099 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social security--East Asia<br/>Poverty--East Asia
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>East Asia--Social policy