Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Introduction: doing social policy, East Asian style 2. Building markets 3. The strategy for growth 4. Cash transfers 5. Healthcare 6. Education 7. Housing 8. Family policy 9. Conclusion: taming the untamed Bibliography Index

About the Author

Gyu-Jin Hwang, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia

Reviews

‘Gyu-Jin Hwang's Building Markets offers comparative and international perspectives to analyse social change and social policy transformations in East Asia, demonstrating how changing socio-economic and broader political economy contexts have affected social policy formation. The present volume is highly relevant to policy analysts, researchers, postgraduate students, and practitioners working in social welfare and social policy sectors.’
*Ka Ho Mok, Lingnan University, Hong Kong*

‘Gyu-Jin Hwang shows that social policy in East Asia was always tied to capital accumulation and the building of markets. Hwang raises the crucial question of whether this model – perhaps appropriate for early phases of growth – can shield workers from risk in economies witnessing higher inequality and rapid technological change. He provides answers by looking at Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore: richer countries where many at the bottom still remain exposed.’
*Stephan Haggard, University of California San Diego, US*