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Eastern welfare systems have largely been neglected by Western social policy. There is very little information in the West about their operation and the differences between them. …

Whether warlike or not, the peoples of South-east Asia have traditionally devoted a great deal of time each year to warlike undertakings. The emotions of war being so different …

This title was first published in 2000:  An exploration of the ways in which social welfare in two countries, half a world apart, may have similarities. Through identification of …

Since the economic crisis of 1997, there have been significant social policy reforms in East Asia. It also analyzes the political dynamics of social policy in which economic …

The world-scale expansion of markets and market relations ranks among the most transformative developments of our times. We can refer to this process by way of a generic if …

From the end of the Second World War and throughout the era that came to be known as the Cold War, the Middle East was a battleground for Great Power rivalries and constant wars. …

From the end of the Second World War and throughout the era that came to be known as the Cold War, the Middle East was a battleground for Great Power rivalries and constant wars. …

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 …

In many Western countries, social welfare payments are increasingly being made conditional on recipients doing voluntary work or attending job training courses, a system known as …

In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and in light of socio-economic and geopolitical challenges facing governments old and new, women's rights and empowerment have gained new …