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Melbourne Asia Review is an initiative of the Asia Institute. Any inquiries about Melbourne Asia Review should be directed to the Managing Editor, Cathy Harper.
WEBINAR: Making Southeast Asia’s education systems work
Indonesia, Philippines and Myanmar have widened access to education in recent decades, but there has been little improvement in learning outcomes. Why this is the case?
Social service delivery for the marginalised in rural China: political will matters
China’s rapid urbanisation has contributed to increased numbers of children and elderly left without carers in rural areas.
Measuring ‘what?’ and ‘how?’ Welfare development and the dependent variable problem within East Asian social policy analysis
In order to properly analyse a nation’s social policy , clarity is needed about key trends and drivers of welfare development.
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.
Health and democracy in India: Do voters care about health?
New research shows that health looms larger as a concern for Indian voters than previously assumed.