TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chan,Raymond K.H.
AU  - Wang,Lih-Rong
AU  - Zinn,Jens O.
TI  - Social Issues and Policies in Asia: Family, Ageing and Work
SN  - 9781443862813
AV  - DS12 -- .S635 2014eb 
U1  - 306.095 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PB  - Cambridge Scholars Publishing
KW  - Popular culture -- Asia
KW  - Social change -- Asia
KW  - Asia -- Cultural policy
KW  - Asia -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CHAPTER ONE -- PART I -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- PART II -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- CHAPTER NINE -- CHAPTER TEN -- CHAPTER ELEVEN -- CHAPTER TWELVE
N2  - In the past few decades, societies in Asia have experienced rapid and dramatic changes in their economic, social and political spheres. Despite the wide diversity among these countries, a few general trends can be observed. Globalization has swept across Asia, bringing intensive economic interactions, with a strong commitment to liberalism and market capitalism. Wage labour has become the common form of employment. Individuals, as well as countries, are increasingly exposed to the competitive
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