Welfare Capitalism in Southeast Asia

Social Security, Health and Education Policies
2000. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-312-23016-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 217 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: International Political Economy Series

This is the only in-depth study of social policies in Southeast Asia. It compares social security, health, and education policies in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. After describing the policies and assessing their adequacy and equity implications, it examines the forces that have shaped them. It concludes that social programs (except for primary education) in the region are both inadequate and inequitable. It argues that the reason for this is political rather than cultural or socio-economic.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ramesh, M.

Asher, Mukul G

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Economic Conditions in Southeast Asia Social Security; M.G.Asher Health Education The Political Economy of Social Policies Conclusion: Social Welfare Policies in Southeast Asia and the Economic Crisis References Index

Über Autor(innen)

M. RAMESH is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government, at the University of Sydney. He currently teaches post-graduate courses on international political economy, Asian Pacific politics and public policy in the newly industrialising countries of Asia. He is co-author (with Michael Howlett) of two books, and , and has published widely on a variety of topics in political economy, public policy, and international relations in a range of international journals.

MUKUL G. ASHER is Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He is the author or co-author of several books on the various aspects of fiscal systems in Southeast Asia and in other areas of public policy. His recent books include (co-authored with Avijit Gupta) and (co-authored with Ramkishen Rajan). He has published in a range of international journals on tax reforms and social security arrangements in Southeast Asia and has contributed numerous chapters in edited volumes in these and other areas. He has been a consultant to the World Bank, The Asian Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations.