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East Asia’s low spending model on welfare is no longer fit for tackling growing inequality
Despite their economic ‘miracles’ most East Asian nations have fairly low levels of spending on welfare.
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?
Stewardship & governance of the medical profession & the salience of trust: Comparing the UK & India
Both nations have moved away from a self-regulation model, partly due to scandals about performance and practices.
Three reasons social insurance coverage in Indonesia is low
Indonesia’s social insurance system is plagued with low coverage and dropouts which may threaten its financial sustainability.
Is social policy now a well-established but ‘new’ form of economic development?
Economies such as Vietnam are growing in ways that shift economic activity to services rather than manufacturing.
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