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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.

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Social service delivery for the marginalised in rural China: political will matters

  • Assistant Professor Qianjin Zhang,

China’s rapid urbanisation has contributed to increased numbers of children and elderly left without carers in rural areas.

Measuring ‘what?’ and ‘how?’ Welfare development and the dependent variable problem within East Asian social policy analysis

  • Associate Professor Stefan Kühner,

In order to properly analyse a nation’s social policy , clarity is needed about key trends and drivers of welfare development.

INTRODUCTION: The politics of social policy in Asia

  • Professor Andrew Rosser,

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?

  • Oliver Heath, Jyoti Mishra, Louise Tillin & Sandhya Venkateswaran,

Our 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

  • Assistant Professor Kidjie Ian Saguin,

Almost every child in the Philippines attends kindergarten. How has this been achieved?