ISBN:
9789047433323
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9047433327
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9789004166424
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9004166424
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (vi, 341 pages)
Series Statement:
Social sciences in Asia v. 17
DDC:
320.6095957
Keywords:
Political Science
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General
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Social history
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Social policy
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Sozialpolitik
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Sozialgeschichte
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Sozialpolitik
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Singapur
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Singapur
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Sozialpolitik
Note:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Social Policy Issues in a Post-Industrial Society (Tong Chee Kiong and Lian Kwen Fee); Is There a Social Policy in Singapore (Lian Kwen Fee); Family Policies: Interface of Gender, Work, and the Sacredization of Child (Paulin Tay Straughan); Social Policy for the Aged in Singapore (Angelique Chan); Education, Globalization and Equality (Anne Raffi n); Manufacturing Human Resources: The Role of Social Investment State (Alexius A. Pereira); Management of Foreign Manpower (Md. Mizanur Rahman); Household Production as a Moderator in Singapore's Economic Development (Euston Quah and Lim Sze How)
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The contributors to this edited volume, covering a range of social issues ranging from family and aging to sexuality and culture and the arts, critically examine the relevance of social policy as it is understood in the West; and addresses the question of whether Singapore's response is unique
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