Dramatic socio-economic transformations over the last two decades have brought social policy and social welfare issues to prominence in many East Asian societie

Comprising 60.3 percent of the world’s 7.2 billion population, Asia is an enigma to many in the West. Hugely dynamic in its demographic, economic, technologic

Since the turn of the millennium, significant social, economic, political and technological transformations have brought policy issues to prominence in East Asi

This comprehensive Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of the nature of East Asian economic integration alongside thoughtful insights into contemporary issue

* This Handbook has won the ICAS Edited Volume Accolade 2019. Brill warmly congratulates editors Lukas Pokorny and Franz Winter and their authors with this awar