Housing Policy, Wellbeing and Social Development in Asia
Title | Housing Policy, Wellbeing and Social Development in Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca Lai Har Chiu |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2018-05-11 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1315460033 |
This book investigates how housing policy changes in Asia since the late 1990s have impacted on housing affordability, security, livability, culture and social development. Using case study examples from countries/cities including China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the contributors contextualize housing policy development in terms of both global and local socio-economic and political changes. They then investigate how policy changes have shaped and re-shaped the housing wellbeing of the local people and the social development within these places, which they argue should constitute the core purpose of housing policy. This book will open up a new dimension for understanding housing and social development in Asia and a new conceptual perspective with which to examine housing which, by nature, is culture-sensitive and people-oriented. It will be of interest to students, scholars and professionals in the areas of housing studies, urban and social development and the public and social policy of Asia.
Social Policy in East and Southeast Asia
Title | Social Policy in East and Southeast Asia PDF eBook |
Author | M. Ramesh |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2004-08-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134320140 |
Social 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 terms of adequacy, efficiency and equity, drawing on extensive primary research carried out by the author. Locating the importance of Asian social policies in the wake of the recent financial crisis in the region, this work provides a comprehensive analysis of the different types of welfare state in contemporary Asia.
Housing Policy and Practice in Asia
Title | Housing Policy and Practice in Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Sŏng-gyu Ha |
Publisher | Other |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Housing policy |
ISBN |
Provides an overview of housing policy and practice in Asia, comparing and contrasting the experience of a number of different countries.
Housing East Asia
Title | Housing East Asia PDF eBook |
Author | J. Doling |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 277 |
Release | 2014-01-21 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137314524 |
Housing policy has been central to the economic success stories of the major East Asian economies as well as a pillar of social and welfare provision. This book explores not only the development of their distinctive approach, but also the challenges posed in recent years, and currently, by rapid socio-economic and demographic change.
International Housing Market Experience and Implications for China
Title | International Housing Market Experience and Implications for China PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca L. H. Chiu |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 427 |
Release | 2019-03-18 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0429796161 |
Recent rapid housing market expansion in China is presenting new challenges for policy makers, planners, business people, and citizens. Now that housing in middle-income China is driven by consumer choices and is no longer dominated by state policy decisions, housing policy issues in Chinese cities are becoming increasingly similar to those encountered in other global housing markets. With soaring prices and imbalances in housing supply favoring high income groups and housing demand driven by rising inequality in household incomes, many middle and lower-income households face worsening choices in terms of the quality and location of their housing as well as greater financial difficulties, which together can have negative implications for standards of public health. This book examines the impact of these changes on the general population, as well as on aspiring homeowners and developers. The contributors look at the effect on the widening of wealth gaps, slower economic growth, and threats to political and social stability. Though focusing on China, the editors also present discussions of specific policy design challenges encountered in Australia, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the Nordic countries, Singapore, Taiwan, the UK, and the US. This book would be of interest to housing policy makers, as well as academics who are studying the social and political effects of the Chinese housing market.
Neoliberal Urbanism, Contested Cities and Housing in Asia
Title | Neoliberal Urbanism, Contested Cities and Housing in Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Yi-Ling Chen |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2019-04-23 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137550155 |
Considering Asian cities ranging from Taipei, Hong Kong and Bangkok to Hanoi, Nanjing and Seoul, this collection discusses the socio-political processes of how neoliberalization entwines with local political economies and legacies of ‘developmental’ or ‘socialist’ statism to produce urban contestations centered on housing. The book takes housing as a key entry point, given its prime position in the making of social and economic policies as well as the political legitimacy of Asian states. It examines urban policies related to housing in Asian economies in order to explore their continuing alterations and mutations, as they come into conflict and coalesce with neoliberal policies. In discussing the experience of each city, it takes into consideration the variegated relations between the state, the market and the society, and explores how the global pressure of neoliberalization has manifested in each country and has influenced the shaping of national housing questions.
Social Development in Asia
Title | Social Development in Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Kwong-leung Tang |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9401140286 |
Most Asian countries have shown a strong commitment to rapid economic development. Economists have argued that the fruits from economic development will be spread equitably throughout the population. In the absence of a strong tradition of social rights, social development in Asia has long been taken for granted. This collection documents social development in the Asian countries of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand and India and concludes that social development has lagged behind economic development. This has given rise to `distorted development' in many countries. Serious development problems of poverty and inequalities have lingered even in these economically advanced countries of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore. These problems have been exacerbated in the wake of the Asian economic crisis. In order to harmonize social development with economic growth, Asian states ought to be more proactive in their development agendas. As a text on social development in Asia, this book is primarily intended for practitioners and students of social work, social administration, and social policy. It is also relevant for students and practitioners of sociology, economics, and public policy.