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Social Policy in East and Southeast Asia
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95Social Policy in East and South East Asia provides the first systematic comparison of the policy sectors of income maintenance, health, housing and education in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. It focuses particularly on the provision and financing arrangements of these four Asian newly industrialized economies and their outcomes in... more...
Deregulation and its Discontents
Edward Elgar Publishing 2006; US$ 40.00The role of government in business has gone through distinct, if overlapping, cycles: regulation, deregulation and reregulation. However, little is known about deregulation and even less about reregulation, particularly in relation to Asia. The contributors to this book examine the links between the cycles through detailed analyses of the electricity... more...
Transforming Asian Governance
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 42.95There are a multitude of hazards that confront attempts to change institutional or political orders in pursuit of good governance. Even seemingly technical prescriptions run up against local political and social realities which make their adoption difficult and, if adopted, require significant modification of the original prescriptions. Moreover,... more...
Welfare Capitalism in Southeast Asia
Palgrave Macmillan 2000; US$ 155.00This 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 and Thailand. After describing the policies and assessing their adequacy and equity implications, it examines the forces that have shaped them. It concludes that social... more...
Reasserting the Public in Public Services
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 128.00After two decades of dominating the public sector reform agenda, privatization is on the wane as states gradually reassert themselves in many formerly privatized sectors. The change of direction is a response to the realization that privatization is not working as intended, especially in public service sectors. This landmark volume brings together... more...
The Public Policy Primer
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 25.95This short guide provides a concise and accessible overview of the entire policy cycle taking the reader through the various stages of agenda setting, policy formulation, decision making, policy implementation and policy evaluation. Public officials at every level of government play a vital role in the development, adoption and implementation of... more...
Routledge Handbook of Public Policy
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 205.00This Handbook provides a comprehensive global survey of the policy process. Written by an outstanding line up of distinguished scholars and practitioners, the Handbook covers all aspects of the policy process including: Theory ? from rational choice to the new institutionalism Frameworks ? network theory, advocacy coalition and development... more...
Handbook of Food Products Manufacturing
Wiley 2007; US$ 680.00The Handbook of Food Products Manufacturing is a definitive master reference, providing an overview of food manufacturing in general, and then covering the processing and manufacturing of more than 100 of the most common food products. With editors and contributors from 24 countries in North America, Europe, and Asia, this guide provides international... more...
A Communication Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue
Lexington Books 2013; US$ 69.99A Communication Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue: Living Within the Abrahamic Traditions is designed with upper-level undergraduate students, graduate students, professionals, and laypersons in mind. Partners in interfaith dialogue will value the practical advice for those who converge in councils and agencies, schools, synagogues, churches,... more...
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