Risk And Public Policy In East Asia (variorum Collected Studies Series)

Contemporary Asian society is marked by social processes associated with the loss of stable economic growth and high employment; family structures capable of caring for family members in need; and governmental economic and political competence. Post-financial crisis job uncertainty and income and labor market polarization have become important issue in Asian societies. Family structures are viewed as have been weakened, with a corresponding rise in divorce and domestic violence. Trust in the government is in decline. Against this backdrop it is timely to review three critical issues: 1) policies addressing work-related risks and socio-economic security; 2) changes regarding the structure and stability of families; and 3) issues concerning governance in times of weakened state capacity, declining trust, and the emergence of new politics. Containing chapters written by international scholars, this book introduces the concepts and theoretical approaches of risk and risk and governance and places them within the context of Asian societies. Introduction : Risk And Public Policy In East Asia / Raymond K.h. Chan, Mutsuko Takahashi, Lillian Lih-rong Wang -- The Relevance Of Social Science Approaches To Risk For Social Policy Research / Jens O. Zinn -- Visualizations Of Risk And Governance : Some Observations On Change / Bridget M. Hutter -- Risks, Family, And Gender Justice In Contemporary Japan / Mutsuko Takahashi -- Rebuilding The Family Unit Or Defamilialization? : The Politics Of Family Policy For Social Risks In South Korea / Naoko Soma -- New Social Risks And Family Change In Taiwan / Tsung-hsi Fu And Rhidian Hughes -- Managing Family Risk In Hong Kong : How And Why / Raymond K.h. Chan -- Managing Family-related Risks In East Asia / Lillian Lih-rong Wang -- Unemployment And Government's Role In A Risk Society : A Case Study In Taiwan / Fen-ling Chen -- Managing Risks During A Financial Crises : Promises And Fallacies Of The Productive Welfare Model In Hong Kong / Raymond M.h. Ngan -- Managing Or Generating New Social Risks? : Labour Market Changes And The Japanese Welfare Regime / Junko Yamashita -- Comments On Socio-economic Security In Four East Asian Societies / Dukjin Chang -- Risk Governance In A Double Risk Society : From System Failure To Unknown Complexities / Jaeyeol Yee -- Social Inequalities In The Perceptions Of Risk And Vulnerability : The Case Of Floods In Taiwan / Hsiu-jen Jennifer Yeh -- Risk And The Emergence Of New Subpolitics In Japan / Ki-young Shin -- Governance And Social Risks In East-asian Countries : Peculiarities And New Paths / Jen-der Lue. Edited By Raymond K.h. Chan, Mutsuko Takahashi And Lillian Lih-rong Wang. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.