Asset-Building Policies and Innovations in Asia [Hardcover]

Asia has long been a testing ground for efforts to augment financial and social security by developing assets that may support individuals and households and contribute to long-term social development. Rapid growth in the number and breadth of asset-based social policies has prompted Asian scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to share lessons from current efforts and chart future directions.

This book offers a unique collection of macro- and micro-level analyses on asset-based social development and compares and contrasts national social policies across the Asia Pacific region. Many asset-building policies and programmes have been undertaken in Asia, and innovative proposals continue to emerge. The contributions in this book present and assess this broad, often nuanced, and evolving landscape, and offer an insightful analysis of the evolution of asset-building policies, innovative programmes in rural populations, asset-based interventions to facilitate the development and well-being of children, as well as case studies on new, ground-breaking asset-building projects.

Asset-Building Policies and Innovation in Asiawill be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Asian social policy, social welfare, social development and social work.

Introduction, Michael Sherraden, Li Zou, Hok Bun Ku, Suo Deng, and Sibin WangPart I: Asset-Building Policies1. Housing Policy and Asset Building: Exploring the Role of Home Ownership in East Asian Social Policy, James Lee2. Australian Superannuation: An Example of Asset Building in Practice, Ross Clare3. Malaysias Employees Provident Fund and Social Security, Siew-Yong Yew4. Asset-Based Policies in Korea: Expansion, Challenges, and Future Directions, Chang-Keun Hanand Youngmi Kim5. A Comparative Study on Asset-Building Policy Diffusion in Korea and Taiwan, Li ZlC”