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View article: Life Stressors, Social Support, and Children’s Subjective Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Cross-National Survey of 20 Societies
Life Stressors, Social Support, and Children’s Subjective Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Cross-National Survey of 20 Societies Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the well-being of people across all age groups, with children being particularly vulnerable due to their reliance on stable routines and social interactions for healthy development. Guided by s…
View article: Series Editors’ Preface
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Series editors’ preface Open
In a world that is rapidly changing, increasingly connected and uncertain, there is a need to develop a shared applied policy analysis of welfare regimes around the globe.Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy is a series of book…
View article: Measuring ‘what?’ and ‘how?’ Welfare development and the dependent variable problem within East Asian social policy analysis
Measuring ‘what?’ and ‘how?’ Welfare development and the dependent variable problem within East Asian social policy analysis Open
View article: Editors’ introduction: 10 years of the <i>Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy</i> (2013–2022) – taking stock and charting a route forward
Editors’ introduction: 10 years of the <i>Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy</i> (2013–2022) – taking stock and charting a route forward Open
Over the last 10 years, to no small degree, thanks to the work of the outgoing editors Zoë Irving and Kevin Farnsworth, the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy (hereafter: the Journal) has positioned itself among the lea…
View article: To Claim or Not to Claim: Investigating Non-Take-Up of Welfare Schemes Targeting Hong Kong Older Adults and the Stigma Attached to Them
To Claim or Not to Claim: Investigating Non-Take-Up of Welfare Schemes Targeting Hong Kong Older Adults and the Stigma Attached to Them Open
This article investigates the unique contribution of specific programme characteristics together with personal stigma, stigmatisation by the public, and claims stigma, to the non-take-up of targeted income support among Hong Kong older adu…
View article: From “new social risks” to “COVID social risks”: the challenges for inclusive society in South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan amid the pandemic
From “new social risks” to “COVID social risks”: the challenges for inclusive society in South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan amid the pandemic Open
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created tremendous hazards to people worldwide. Incidence, hospitalization, and mortality rates have varied by individual and regional socioeconomic indicators. However, little is known about…
View article: How Socioeconomic Status and Family Social Capital Matter for the Subjective Well-Being of Young People: Implications for the Child and Family Welfare Policy in Ghana
How Socioeconomic Status and Family Social Capital Matter for the Subjective Well-Being of Young People: Implications for the Child and Family Welfare Policy in Ghana Open
This article takes a health assets approach to extract policy lessons for Ghana’s present Child and Family Welfare Policy , introduced in 2014. We examine the role of Ghanaian adolescents’ socioeconomic status and family social capital in …
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View article: India’s Social Policy Response to Covid-19: Temporary Relief in a Rigid Welfare Landscape
India’s Social Policy Response to Covid-19: Temporary Relief in a Rigid Welfare Landscape Open
This essay summarises the broad contours and key characteristics of the Indian government’s social policy response to the global Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing nationwide lockdown. The principal strategy of the Indian government was to …
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View article: Defamilisation and familisation risks, adult worker models, and pro-employment/decommodification measures for women: the case of Hong Kong
Defamilisation and familisation risks, adult worker models, and pro-employment/decommodification measures for women: the case of Hong Kong Open
This paper is concerned with the research areas of defamilisation/familisation and adult worker models. It particularly focuses on demonstrating how the study of government pro-employment and decommodification measures for reducing defamil…
View article: Poverty alleviation, coverage and fiscal sustainability: Investigating the effect of a new social pension in Hong Kong
Poverty alleviation, coverage and fiscal sustainability: Investigating the effect of a new social pension in Hong Kong Open
This article synthesises the characteristics of social pensions across Asia and evaluates the effect of a new social pension in the Hong Kong SAR, the Old Age Living Allowance (OALA), on poverty alleviation, coverage rates and fiscal susta…
View article: Introduction – Managing Welfare Expectations and Social Change: Policy Responses in Asia
Introduction – Managing Welfare Expectations and Social Change: Policy Responses in Asia Open
The question whether Asian welfare types can be classified as distinctly ‘productivist’ has remained subject to lively debates: in East Asia, the recent implementation of social rights‐based public policy innovations – including working fa…
View article: Tiptoeing through crisis?
Tiptoeing through crisis? Open
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View article: Managing welfare expectations and social change: policy transfer in Asia
Managing welfare expectations and social change: policy transfer in Asia Open
Much has been written about the challenges Asian governments face in regards to growing welfare expectations and social change. High-income cases across Asia have been characterized as having to de...