Introduction: Societies in Distress

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction: Societies in Distress 1
6. 1. The Promise and Perils of Productivism 11
7. 2. Misery in the Golden Years: The Old Age Crisis in South Korea 51
8. 3. Broken Promises: The Low Wage Crisis in High Performing Taiwan 74
9. 4. Abused and Neglected: The Other Children’s Welfare Crisis in Japan 100
10. 5. In the Shadow of Victoria Peak: The Affordable Housing Crisis in Hong Kong 124
11. 6. Left Behind: Misery beneath the Miracle in China 150
12. Conclusion: Lessons from East Asia and Advancing a New Research Agenda 179
13. Notes 201
14. Bibliography 251
15. Index 293
16. Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Columbia University 301