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Social Issues and Policies in Asia : Family, Ageing and Work.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (273 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781443862813
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Social Issues and Policies in AsiaDDC classification:
  • 306.095
LOC classification:
  • DS12 -- .S635 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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.

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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