Welfare Capitalism in Southeast Asia: Social Security, Health and Education Policies

Review
"...an introduction to social policy in the region that manages to be succinct yet detailed at the same time."--Stephan Haggard, American Political Science Review



Book Description
This is the only in-depth study of social policies in Southeast Asia. It compares social security, health and education policies in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. After describing the policies and assessing their adequacy and equity implications, it examines the forces that have shaped them. It concludes that social programs (except for primary education) in the region are both inadequate and inequitable. It argues that the reason for this is political rather than cultural or socio-economic.



About the Author
M. Ramesh is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of Sydney.



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Ramesh (government, U. of Sydney) describes and asses the social policies of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. He also looks into the forces that have shaped the policies. With the exception of primary education, he concludes, the social programs are both inadequate and inequitable, and the reason for the deficiency is political rather than cultural or socio-economic. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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