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INTRODUCTION: The politics of social policy in Asia
Asia’s social welfare systems remain underdeveloped and skewed in favour of particular groups, despite rising inequality, ageing populations, labour precarity and rural-urban migration.
East Asia’s low spending model on welfare is no longer fit for tackling growing inequality
Despite their economic ‘miracles’ most East Asian nations have fairly low levels of spending on welfare.
INTERVIEW: Is China’s welfare system changing and does it have capacity to care for its rapidly ageing population?
China is home to the largest population of older people in the world. How will it look after them?
《干部之国：中国如何成为中国共产党的国家》——约翰·菲茨杰拉德著
在2022年10月召开的中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会上 …
More equitable fiscal systems are needed to improve welfare provision for migrant workers in China and Vietnam
Public expenditure on social protection in Vietnam and China has lagged behind most developed and developing economies.
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