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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.
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.
How the Philippines achieved universal kindergarten and what it means for welfare expansion
Almost every child in the Philippines attends kindergarten. How has this been achieved?
Rethinking World Bank Influence: Governance Reforms and the Ritual Aid Dance in Indonesia by D. Brent Edwards Jr
An important contribution to our understanding of the Bank’s role in the politics of governance reform in the Global South, especially in education.
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?