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  • State, Society, and Covid-19 in East Asia

    by Taisuke Fujita, Hidehiro Yamamoto, Youngho Cho, Sang-Jin Han, Yida Zhai ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Asian Societies
    This book elucidates state-society relations in East Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic from a comparative perspective.Based on the findings of cross-national surveys in Japan, South Korea, and China, the book scrutinizes the dynamics of the state–society relationships in each country, examining trends of change in this relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Citizens’ attitudes toward ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan

    by Robert J. Pekkanen, Yutaka Tsujinaka, Hidehiro Yamamoto ...
    Translated by Leslie Tkach-Kawasaki ...
    Series series Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
    Although local neighborhood associations are found in many countries, Japan’s are distinguished by their ubiquity, scope of activities, and very high participation rates, making them important for the study of society and politics. Most Japanese belong to one local neighborhood association or another, making them Japan’s most numerous civil society organization, and one that powerfully shapes ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

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    Perspectives on Migration, Integration, and the Family

    by Samuel Noh, Ann Kim, Marianne Noh ...
    Series series Asian Canadian Studies
    Koreans are one of the fastest-growing visible minority groups in Canada today. However, very few studies of their experiences in Canada or their paths of integration are available to public and academic communities. Korean Immigrants in Canada provides the first scholarly collection of papers on Korean immigrants and their offspring from interdisciplinary, social scientific perspectives.The ... Read more

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  • Populist Authoritarianism

    Chinese Political Culture and Regime Sustainability

    by Wenfang Tang ...
    Populist Authoritarianism focuses on the Chinese Communist Party, which governs the world's largest population in a single-party authoritarian state. Wenfang Tang attempts to explain the seemingly contradictory trends of the increasing number of protests on the one hand, and the results of public opinion surveys that consistently show strong government support on the other hand. The book points to ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Confronting Discrimination and Inequality in China

    Chinese and Canadian Perspectives

    Edited by Errol P. Mendes, Sakunthala Srighanthan ...
    Confronting Discrimination and Inequality in China focuses on the most challenging areas of discrimination and inequality in China, including discrimination faced by HIV/AIDS afflicted individuals, rural populations, migrant workers, women, people with disabilities, and ethnic minorities. The Canadian contributors offer rich regional, national, and international perspectives on how constitutions, ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Japanese LGBTQ+ Community in the World

    The COVID-19 Pandemic, Challenges, and the Prospects for the Future

    by Masami Tamagawa ...
    This study of the Japanese LGBTQ+ community sheds light on the intersectionality of lived experiences, including gender, sexuality, family, (mental) health, race and ethnicity, migration, and nationality, offering a picture of a community whose experience is deeply embedded in the dynamic society around.The Japanese LGBTQ+ Community in the World takes an innovative approach, viewing the community ... Read more

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  • Welfare Reform and Social Investment Policy in Europe and East Asia

    International Lessons and Policy Implications

    by Jooha Lee, Hyejin Choi, Jaehyoung Park, Mi Young An, Jieun Lee, Ijin Hong, Niccolo Durazzi, Young Jun Choi, Kim Yun-Young, Sonia Exley0, Sung-Hee Lee1, Sam Mohun-Himmelweit2 ...
    Series series Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy
    Social investment policies have enjoyed prominence during recent welfare reforms across the OECD world, and yet there is insufficient long-term strategy for their success.Reviewing labour market, family and education policies, this edited collection analyses the emergence of social investment policies in both Europe and East Asia. Adopting a life course perspective and examining both public and ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • A Middle Class Without Democracy

    Economic Growth and the Prospects for Democratization in China

    by Jie Chen ...
    What kind of role can the middle class play in potential democratization in such an undemocratic, late developing country as China? To answer this profound political as well as theoretical question, Jie Chen explores attitudinal and behavioral orientation of China's new middle class to democracy and democratization. Chen's work is based on a unique set of data collected from a probability-sample ... Read more

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  • Beyond Filial Piety

    Rethinking Aging and Caregiving in Contemporary East Asian Societies

    Edited by Jeanne Shea, Katrina Moore, Hong Zhang ...
    Series Book 6 - Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations
    Known for a tradition of Confucian filial piety, East Asian societies have some of the oldest and most rapidly aging populations on earth. Today these societies are experiencing unprecedented social challenges to the filial tradition of adult children caring for aging parents at home. Marshalling mixed methods data, this volume explores the complexities of aging and caregiving in contemporary East ... Read more

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  • Routledge Handbook of Families in Asia

    Edited by Stella R. Quah ...
    Research on the family has expanded considerably across Asia but studies tend to be fragmented, focusing on narrow issues within limited areas (cities, towns, small communities) and may not be accessible to international readers. These limitations make it difficult for researchers, students, policy makers, and practitioners to obtain the information they need. The Routledge Handbook of Families in ... Read more

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  • Social Inequality in China

    by Yaojun Li, Yanjie Bian ...
    This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the patterns and trends of socio-economic development and social division in contemporary Chinese society. It discusses the determinants, manifestations and consequences of social inequality in the last 40 years with particular regard to social mobility, educational attainment, social capital, health, labor market position, including employment ... Read more

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  • Welfare, Work, and Poverty

    Social Assistance in China

    by Qin Gao ...
    Series series International Policy Exchange Series
    Welfare, Work, and Poverty provides the first systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the impacts and effectiveness of China's primary social assistance program -- Minimum Livelihood Guarantee, or Dibao -- since its inception in 1993. Dibao serves the dual function of providing a basic safety net for the poor and maintaining social and political stability. Despite currently being the world's ... Read more

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