ISBN:
9781443859523
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (273 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Social Issues and Policies in Asia : Family, Ageing and Work
DDC:
306.095
Keywords:
Popular culture -- Asia
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Social change -- Asia
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Asia -- Cultural policy
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Asia -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
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Asia ; Cultural policy
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Asia ; Social life and customs ; 21st century
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Popular culture ; Asia
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Social change ; Asia
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Electronic books
Abstract:
In the past few decades, societies in Asia have experienced rapid and dramatic changes in their economic, social and political spheres. Despite the wide diversity among these countries, a few general trends can be observed. Globalization has swept across Asia, bringing intensive economic interactions, with a strong commitment to liberalism and market capitalism. Wage labour has become the common form of employment. Individuals, as well as countries, are increasingly exposed to the competitive
Description / Table of Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; PART I; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; PART II; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE
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