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Kwong‐leung Tang

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ID3894155
NAMEKwong‐leung Tang
GIVEN NAMESKwong‐leung
FAMILY NAMETang
SIGNATURETANG K L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Northern British Columbia
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS31
TOTAL CITATIONS102
AUTHOR COUNT31
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1996
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX5
  • Citizens' attitudes towards economic insecurity and government after the 2007 financial tsunami: A Hong Kong and Taiwan comparison

    Open Access•Kate Yeong‐Tsyr Wang, Chack‐kie Wong et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2012•Cited by: 3•References: 5

    Wang KY‐T, Wong C‐k, Tang K‐L. Citizens' attitudes towards economic insecurity and government after the 2007 financial tsunami: A Hong Kong and Taiwan comparison The purpose of this study was to investigate people's attitudes to economic insecurity and government in Hong Kong and Taiwan after the financial tsunami of 2007. Random sampling telephone surveys were conducted in July 2009. These are the main conclusions: First, the most vulnerable gro…

  • Physical child abuses in urban China: Victims’ perceptions of the problem and impediments to help-seeking

    Open Access•Yuhong Zhu, Kwong-Leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2011•Cited by: 3•References: 3

    Physical abuse, as well as other forms of child abuse, has become a serious social problem but remains understudied in mainland China. This study examined physically abused children and collected data on how they perceive and interpret their experiences of parental physical abuse, and what barriers impede their help-seeking. In-depth interviews were conducted with nine child victims of parental physical abuse in Nanjing, China. Findings focus on …

  • The perceived importance of family‐friendly policies to childbirth decision among Hong Kong women

    Open Access•Chack‐kie Wong, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2010•Cited by: 3•References: 13

    Wong C-K, Tang K-L, Ye S. The perceived importance of family-friendly policies to childbirth decision among Hong Kong women Int J Soc Welfare 2011: 20: 381–392 © 2010 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. Declining fertility is a problem in many advanced industrialised countries, calling for government action. While positive findings have been established between family…

  • Teaching Critical Social Policy in Canada: Some Personal Reflections

    Kwong‐leung Tang, Heather Peters et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Teaching in Social Work•2008•References: 4

    Discusses problems in teaching social policy courses which students often view as not necessary for practice. Documents teaching of critical social policy to Canadian students and identifies a number of problems in making it interesting, such as the abstract nature of the content, general lack of understanding of the importance of policy analysis, and fear of an unknown subject. Highlights key teaching strategies and assessment methods and notes …

  • Programme Effectiveness in Activating Welfare Recipients to Work: The Case of Hong Kong

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang, C K Cheung et al.•ARTICLE•Social Policy and Administration•2007•Cited by: 2•References: 28

    Some theories and research based on data in the West have implied the effectiveness of measures using the work‐first approach, human capital development, community work experience, and financial incentives to promote welfare recipients’ transition from welfare to work. Nevertheless, the generality of the implication does not hold without examining the effectiveness in a non‐Western setting. The present study thus employs survey data from 1,240 we…

  • The competence of Hong Kong social work students in working with victims of the 2004 tsunami disaster

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2007•Cited by: 6•References: 9

    English Social workers' competence in international disaster relief work involves making expedient use of services and resources. Their competence develops from their individual autonomy and experiences of empowerment. The hypothesis in this article was developed from a survey of 215 social work students from Hong Kong involved in disaster relief. French La compé tence des travailleurs sociaux en contexte de relè ve de catastrophe internationale …

  • Unaffordable healthcare amid phenomenal growth: The case of healthcare protection in reform China

    Open Access•Chack‐kie Wong, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2006•Cited by: 2•References: 5

    This article provides an up‐to‐date assessment of China's reformed urban healthcare system. It illustrates that, in the Chinese case, economic growth does not automatically bring equitable healthcare protection; policy and system designs are also important. The article finds that the reformed urban healthcare system is financially sustainable, but that individual citizens contribute the largest share of healthcare costs, whilst the state is reduc…

  • Internationalizing the struggle against neoliberal social policy: The experience of Canadian women

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2006•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    English The dominant economic philosophy, heavily influenced by neoliberalism, is antagonistic to state intervention. Drawing on the case of Canada, we argue that women's groups could resort to international advocacy to combat neoliberal social policy. Such advocacy has a number of potentials as discussed, including fostering a rights-based discourse. French Fortement influencée par le néolibéralisme, la philosophie économique dominante est antag…

  • Internationalizing Anti-Racism Efforts: What Social Workers Can Do

    Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Journal of Ethnic & Cultural…•2003•References: 13

    Racial discrimination continues to haunt our societies, calling for sustained and new solutions. In 1994, the US government signed the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Three years later, it ratified this international agreement. This article reviews the effectiveness of this United Nations Convention and discusses its main provisions: national reporting and the individual communications procedure.…

  • International response to racial discrimination: Potentials and limitations of the United Nations Race Convention

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•European Journal of Social Work•2003

    Ethnic and racial minorities living in Europe are vulnerable to racial discrimination and harassment. This paper reviews the effectiveness of the international legal response to racial discrimination. Specifically, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Race Convention), the centrepiece of the international human rights treaty to combating racial discrimination, is discussed. We argue that the Conve…

  • Realizing Women's Human Rights in Asia: The UN Women's Convention and the Optional Protocol

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•Asian Journal of Women s Studies•2003•Cited by: 3•References: 7

    Different international legal agreements have been arrived at by nations to deal with the global problem of discrimination against women, the most important of which is the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the Women's Convention). This paper discusses the importance of the Optional Protocol to the Women's Convention for Asian women, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1999. It provides for an…

  • Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: The Canadian Experience

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2003•Cited by: 3•References: 3

    Canada signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child in December 1991. It played a leading role in the drafting process of the Convention. This article looks at the debates on the `spanking law' and the rights polls conducted by Elections Canada. They highlight the fact that the pursuit of children's rights could be socially divisive. Social workers ought to assist in the successful implementation of the Convention that would lead to an improv…

  • Individualism, Collectivism and the Marketization of Social Security: Chile and China Compared

    Open Access•Jonathan Midgley, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Review of Policy Research•2002•Cited by: 1•References: 8

    Ideological beliefs are of central importance in current debates about the marketization of social security. However, developments in Chile and China suggest that the conventional individualist‐collectivist dichotomy, which has framed ideological debates on social security, fails to capture the complexities of ideological differences as well as the imperative of economic development which appears to be driving social security policy in both count…

  • Implementing Socioeconomic Measures to Tackle Economic Uncertainties in Singapore

    Open Access•Shawn Vasoo, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•The Journal of Comparative Asian…•2002•Cited by: 1•References: 4

    Since its independence in 1965, the government of Singapore has played a key role in orchestrating the political, social, and economic development of the city-state. Faced with the challenge of recent economic downturn, the government has reacted positively through the introduction of a number of socioeconomic measures to alleviate the plight of needy people. The main thrust of the social and economic measures implemented is to strengthen the cit…

  • Social Policy After the East Asian Financial Crisis: Forging a Normative Basis for Welfare

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang, Jonathan Midgley•ARTICLE•The Journal of Comparative Asian…•2002•Cited by: 3•References: 6

    Despite their impressive economic development achievements, East Asian governments have not formulated coherent social policies or created comprehensive social welfare programs. Instead, they have relied on rapid economic growth, high employment, occupational provisions, familial obligations, and limited public social services to meet social needs. The weaknesses of this approach became apparent after the 1997 East Asian financial crisis when une…

  • Introduction: Social policy, economic growth and developmental welfare

    Open Access•Jonathan Midgley, James Midgley et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2001•Cited by: 31

    Although the notion of developmental welfare is not new, it is only in recent times that its central premises have again attracted attention in social policy circles. Since developmental welfare offers an opportunity to challenge the neo‐liberal claim that social expenditures harm the economy, and that economic development requires retrenchments in state welfare, more information about this approach is needed. This article discusses the developme…

  • China: Developmentalism and social security

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang, Raymond Ngan•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2001•Cited by: 13

    China began its social security reform when the market‐oriented economy was first promoted in the late 1970s. Initiatives have been taken to replace the employer‐based labour insurance model with a largely social insurance model. However, it is a mistake to argue that China is pursuing a neo‐liberal agenda in its social initiatives. Instead, the state has played a major role in the process. Based on a developmental analysis, it is argued that the…

  • Social Welfare Development in East Asia

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•BOOK•Social Welfare Development in…•2000

    Comparative social policy has long neglected welfare development in Asia. Not much is known about social welfare in the economically successful East Asian tigers (Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwa

  • Social Development in Asia

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang, Kwong-Leungtang et al.•BOOK•Social Development in Asia•2000

  • The leadership role of international law in enforcing women's rights: The Optional Protocol to the Women's Convention

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Gender & Development•2000•Cited by: 1•References: 2

    In October 1999, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Optional Protocol to the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (otherwise known as the Women's Convention). As of September 2000, 62 states have signed the Optional Protocol, and nine of these have ratified it. Women's rights activists hope that through the Protocol, the international legal system will lead governments to address the issue o…

  • Ageism and Sexism at Work: The Middle-Aged Women of Hong Kong

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Gender Technology and Development•2000•References: 1

    Employment discrimination against middle-aged women has recently captured public attention in Hong Kong. One reason is the economic slowdown and increasing unemployment since the 1993-94 and the 1997-to date economic downturns. This paper looks at sex and age discrimination against middle-aged women in colonial Hong Kong where they faced such problems as low labor force participation, occupational and industrial segregation and wage differentials…

  • Asian crisis, social welfare and policy responses: Hong Kong and Korea compared

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2000•References: 8

    Examines work investigating the impact of the crisis on social welfare policies two Asian countries — Hong Kong and Korea, and argues that these two states were not prepared for the crisis. States that Hong Kong is adopting a neoliberal approach to social welfare, contrasting this with Korea taking unprecedented steps to restructure the social security system, after its economy nearly collapsed, taking a more developmental approach to social poli…

  • Guaranteeing women's rights: The UN Women's Convention

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2000•Cited by: 3•References: 2

    This article looks at the success and limitations of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The authors argue that one must not rely wholly on international agreement to promote women's rights. The Convention has a weak enforcement mechanism, and there have been problems in the implementation process. Some recommendations which touch on its supervisory and enforcement mechanisms are made and implication…

  • Planning for the unknown: Social policy‐making in Hong Kong 1990‐1997

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•1999

    Examines the extent to which social policy adopted by the colonial government in Hong Kong (prior to its hand‐over China in 1997) has set the agenda for the government of the newly formed Special Administrative Region (SAR). Chronicles the historical development of social policy in Hong Kong since the inception of the colonial government in 1842; identifies that, with the exception of a short‐lived period of expansionism (stimulated by social unr…

  • Social development in China: Progress and problems

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Journal of Contemporary Asia•1999•Cited by: 6•References: 9

    China has undergone spectacular economic growth in the last 15 years. Concomitant to this growth has been a rising standard of living. This article looks at various social indicators to gauge the extent of social development in China. Compared to other developing countries, China has made great srides in the United Nations Human Development Index. However, China is still beset with problems such as absolute poverty and growing income disparities.…

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  • Introduction: Social policy, economic growth and developmental welfare

    Open Access•Jonathan Midgley, James Midgley et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2001•Cited by: 31

    Although the notion of developmental welfare is not new, it is only in recent times that its central premises have again attracted attention in social policy circles. Since developmental welfare offers an opportunity to challenge the neo‐liberal claim that social expenditures harm the economy, and that economic development requires retrenchments in state welfare, more information about this approach is needed. This article discusses the developme…

  • China: Developmentalism and social security

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang, Raymond Ngan•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2001•Cited by: 13

    China began its social security reform when the market‐oriented economy was first promoted in the late 1970s. Initiatives have been taken to replace the employer‐based labour insurance model with a largely social insurance model. However, it is a mistake to argue that China is pursuing a neo‐liberal agenda in its social initiatives. Instead, the state has played a major role in the process. Based on a developmental analysis, it is argued that the…

  • East Asian Newly Industrializing Countries: Economic Growth and Quality of Life

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Social Indicators Research•1998•Cited by: 12•References: 23

  • The competence of Hong Kong social work students in working with victims of the 2004 tsunami disaster

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2007•Cited by: 6•References: 9

    English Social workers' competence in international disaster relief work involves making expedient use of services and resources. Their competence develops from their individual autonomy and experiences of empowerment. The hypothesis in this article was developed from a survey of 215 social work students from Hong Kong involved in disaster relief. French La compé tence des travailleurs sociaux en contexte de relè ve de catastrophe internationale …

  • Social development in China: Progress and problems

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Journal of Contemporary Asia•1999•Cited by: 6•References: 9

    China has undergone spectacular economic growth in the last 15 years. Concomitant to this growth has been a rising standard of living. This article looks at various social indicators to gauge the extent of social development in China. Compared to other developing countries, China has made great srides in the United Nations Human Development Index. However, China is still beset with problems such as absolute poverty and growing income disparities.…

  • The determinants of social security in developing countries: A comparative analysis

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•International Social Work•1996•Cited by: 4•References: 10

  • Citizens' attitudes towards economic insecurity and government after the 2007 financial tsunami: A Hong Kong and Taiwan comparison

    Open Access•Kate Yeong‐Tsyr Wang, Chack‐kie Wong et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2012•Cited by: 3•References: 5

    Wang KY‐T, Wong C‐k, Tang K‐L. Citizens' attitudes towards economic insecurity and government after the 2007 financial tsunami: A Hong Kong and Taiwan comparison The purpose of this study was to investigate people's attitudes to economic insecurity and government in Hong Kong and Taiwan after the financial tsunami of 2007. Random sampling telephone surveys were conducted in July 2009. These are the main conclusions: First, the most vulnerable gro…

  • Physical child abuses in urban China: Victims’ perceptions of the problem and impediments to help-seeking

    Open Access•Yuhong Zhu, Kwong-Leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2011•Cited by: 3•References: 3

    Physical abuse, as well as other forms of child abuse, has become a serious social problem but remains understudied in mainland China. This study examined physically abused children and collected data on how they perceive and interpret their experiences of parental physical abuse, and what barriers impede their help-seeking. In-depth interviews were conducted with nine child victims of parental physical abuse in Nanjing, China. Findings focus on …

  • The perceived importance of family‐friendly policies to childbirth decision among Hong Kong women

    Open Access•Chack‐kie Wong, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2010•Cited by: 3•References: 13

    Wong C-K, Tang K-L, Ye S. The perceived importance of family-friendly policies to childbirth decision among Hong Kong women Int J Soc Welfare 2011: 20: 381–392 © 2010 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. Declining fertility is a problem in many advanced industrialised countries, calling for government action. While positive findings have been established between family…

  • Realizing Women's Human Rights in Asia: The UN Women's Convention and the Optional Protocol

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•Asian Journal of Women s Studies•2003•Cited by: 3•References: 7

    Different international legal agreements have been arrived at by nations to deal with the global problem of discrimination against women, the most important of which is the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the Women's Convention). This paper discusses the importance of the Optional Protocol to the Women's Convention for Asian women, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1999. It provides for an…

  • Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: The Canadian Experience

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2003•Cited by: 3•References: 3

    Canada signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child in December 1991. It played a leading role in the drafting process of the Convention. This article looks at the debates on the `spanking law' and the rights polls conducted by Elections Canada. They highlight the fact that the pursuit of children's rights could be socially divisive. Social workers ought to assist in the successful implementation of the Convention that would lead to an improv…

  • Social Policy After the East Asian Financial Crisis: Forging a Normative Basis for Welfare

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang, Jonathan Midgley•ARTICLE•The Journal of Comparative Asian…•2002•Cited by: 3•References: 6

    Despite their impressive economic development achievements, East Asian governments have not formulated coherent social policies or created comprehensive social welfare programs. Instead, they have relied on rapid economic growth, high employment, occupational provisions, familial obligations, and limited public social services to meet social needs. The weaknesses of this approach became apparent after the 1997 East Asian financial crisis when une…

  • Guaranteeing women's rights: The UN Women's Convention

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2000•Cited by: 3•References: 2

    This article looks at the success and limitations of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The authors argue that one must not rely wholly on international agreement to promote women's rights. The Convention has a weak enforcement mechanism, and there have been problems in the implementation process. Some recommendations which touch on its supervisory and enforcement mechanisms are made and implication…

  • Programme Effectiveness in Activating Welfare Recipients to Work: The Case of Hong Kong

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang, C K Cheung et al.•ARTICLE•Social Policy and Administration•2007•Cited by: 2•References: 28

    Some theories and research based on data in the West have implied the effectiveness of measures using the work‐first approach, human capital development, community work experience, and financial incentives to promote welfare recipients’ transition from welfare to work. Nevertheless, the generality of the implication does not hold without examining the effectiveness in a non‐Western setting. The present study thus employs survey data from 1,240 we…

  • Unaffordable healthcare amid phenomenal growth: The case of healthcare protection in reform China

    Open Access•Chack‐kie Wong, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2006•Cited by: 2•References: 5

    This article provides an up‐to‐date assessment of China's reformed urban healthcare system. It illustrates that, in the Chinese case, economic growth does not automatically bring equitable healthcare protection; policy and system designs are also important. The article finds that the reformed urban healthcare system is financially sustainable, but that individual citizens contribute the largest share of healthcare costs, whilst the state is reduc…

  • Internationalizing the struggle against neoliberal social policy: The experience of Canadian women

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2006•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    English The dominant economic philosophy, heavily influenced by neoliberalism, is antagonistic to state intervention. Drawing on the case of Canada, we argue that women's groups could resort to international advocacy to combat neoliberal social policy. Such advocacy has a number of potentials as discussed, including fostering a rights-based discourse. French Fortement influencée par le néolibéralisme, la philosophie économique dominante est antag…

  • Individualism, Collectivism and the Marketization of Social Security: Chile and China Compared

    Open Access•Jonathan Midgley, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Review of Policy Research•2002•Cited by: 1•References: 8

    Ideological beliefs are of central importance in current debates about the marketization of social security. However, developments in Chile and China suggest that the conventional individualist‐collectivist dichotomy, which has framed ideological debates on social security, fails to capture the complexities of ideological differences as well as the imperative of economic development which appears to be driving social security policy in both count…

  • Implementing Socioeconomic Measures to Tackle Economic Uncertainties in Singapore

    Open Access•Shawn Vasoo, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•The Journal of Comparative Asian…•2002•Cited by: 1•References: 4

    Since its independence in 1965, the government of Singapore has played a key role in orchestrating the political, social, and economic development of the city-state. Faced with the challenge of recent economic downturn, the government has reacted positively through the introduction of a number of socioeconomic measures to alleviate the plight of needy people. The main thrust of the social and economic measures implemented is to strengthen the cit…

  • The leadership role of international law in enforcing women's rights: The Optional Protocol to the Women's Convention

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Gender & Development•2000•Cited by: 1•References: 2

    In October 1999, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Optional Protocol to the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (otherwise known as the Women's Convention). As of September 2000, 62 states have signed the Optional Protocol, and nine of these have ratified it. Women's rights activists hope that through the Protocol, the international legal system will lead governments to address the issue o…

  • Models of workplace training in North America: A review

    Kwong‐leung Tang, Jacqueline Tak-York Cheung et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Lifelong…•1996

    The dominant workplace training model in North America is the behavioural approach which is well matched to the dominant concept of Taylorism in management. Nevertheless, this paradigm has been increasingly challenged by the worker‐centred model which is dissatisfied with the management‐centred tenet within the behavioural approach. Four factors can be attributed to the declining popularity of the behavioural model: social changes, new needs of c…

  • The Marginalization of Social Welfare in Developing Countries: The Relevance of Theories of Social Policy Development

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•The Journal of Sociology & Social…•1996

    Social welfare development has been marginalized in many developing countries. This study examines the social policies of developing countries and refers to four major theories of social policy development (social conscience, modernization, dependency and diffusion) to see if they offer an explanation of the phenomenon. It is argued that dependency theory and diffusion theory provide better interpretations than the other two theories. The paper s…

  • Determinants of Social Welfare Development in Hong Kong: A Time‐series Study

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•1996•References: 24

    The expansion of social welfare in advanced capitalist countries following the Second World War has been phenomenal. Concomitant to this is the mushrooming of comparative social research devoted to the analysis of welfare states. The central question in comparative policy discourse has been the search for the determinants of social welfare development. There is no consensus over the structural determinants for welfare efforts. However, the litera…

  • The determinants of social security in developing countries: A comparative analysis

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•International Social Work•1996•Cited by: 4•References: 10

  • Efficiency of the private sector: A critical review of empirical evidence from public services

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•International Review of…•1997

  • East Asian Newly Industrializing Countries: Economic Growth and Quality of Life

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Social Indicators Research•1998•Cited by: 12•References: 23

  • Planning for the unknown: Social policy‐making in Hong Kong 1990‐1997

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•1999

    Examines the extent to which social policy adopted by the colonial government in Hong Kong (prior to its hand‐over China in 1997) has set the agenda for the government of the newly formed Special Administrative Region (SAR). Chronicles the historical development of social policy in Hong Kong since the inception of the colonial government in 1842; identifies that, with the exception of a short‐lived period of expansionism (stimulated by social unr…

  • Social development in China: Progress and problems

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Journal of Contemporary Asia•1999•Cited by: 6•References: 9

    China has undergone spectacular economic growth in the last 15 years. Concomitant to this growth has been a rising standard of living. This article looks at various social indicators to gauge the extent of social development in China. Compared to other developing countries, China has made great srides in the United Nations Human Development Index. However, China is still beset with problems such as absolute poverty and growing income disparities.…

  • Social Welfare Development in East Asia

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•BOOK•Social Welfare Development in…•2000

    Comparative social policy has long neglected welfare development in Asia. Not much is known about social welfare in the economically successful East Asian tigers (Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwa

  • Social Development in Asia

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang, Kwong-Leungtang et al.•BOOK•Social Development in Asia•2000

  • The leadership role of international law in enforcing women's rights: The Optional Protocol to the Women's Convention

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Gender & Development•2000•Cited by: 1•References: 2

    In October 1999, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Optional Protocol to the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (otherwise known as the Women's Convention). As of September 2000, 62 states have signed the Optional Protocol, and nine of these have ratified it. Women's rights activists hope that through the Protocol, the international legal system will lead governments to address the issue o…

  • Ageism and Sexism at Work: The Middle-Aged Women of Hong Kong

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Gender Technology and Development•2000•References: 1

    Employment discrimination against middle-aged women has recently captured public attention in Hong Kong. One reason is the economic slowdown and increasing unemployment since the 1993-94 and the 1997-to date economic downturns. This paper looks at sex and age discrimination against middle-aged women in colonial Hong Kong where they faced such problems as low labor force participation, occupational and industrial segregation and wage differentials…

  • Asian crisis, social welfare and policy responses: Hong Kong and Korea compared

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2000•References: 8

    Examines work investigating the impact of the crisis on social welfare policies two Asian countries — Hong Kong and Korea, and argues that these two states were not prepared for the crisis. States that Hong Kong is adopting a neoliberal approach to social welfare, contrasting this with Korea taking unprecedented steps to restructure the social security system, after its economy nearly collapsed, taking a more developmental approach to social poli…

  • Guaranteeing women's rights: The UN Women's Convention

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2000•Cited by: 3•References: 2

    This article looks at the success and limitations of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The authors argue that one must not rely wholly on international agreement to promote women's rights. The Convention has a weak enforcement mechanism, and there have been problems in the implementation process. Some recommendations which touch on its supervisory and enforcement mechanisms are made and implication…

  • Introduction: Social policy, economic growth and developmental welfare

    Open Access•Jonathan Midgley, James Midgley et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2001•Cited by: 31

    Although the notion of developmental welfare is not new, it is only in recent times that its central premises have again attracted attention in social policy circles. Since developmental welfare offers an opportunity to challenge the neo‐liberal claim that social expenditures harm the economy, and that economic development requires retrenchments in state welfare, more information about this approach is needed. This article discusses the developme…

  • China: Developmentalism and social security

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang, Raymond Ngan•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2001•Cited by: 13

    China began its social security reform when the market‐oriented economy was first promoted in the late 1970s. Initiatives have been taken to replace the employer‐based labour insurance model with a largely social insurance model. However, it is a mistake to argue that China is pursuing a neo‐liberal agenda in its social initiatives. Instead, the state has played a major role in the process. Based on a developmental analysis, it is argued that the…

  • Individualism, Collectivism and the Marketization of Social Security: Chile and China Compared

    Open Access•Jonathan Midgley, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Review of Policy Research•2002•Cited by: 1•References: 8

    Ideological beliefs are of central importance in current debates about the marketization of social security. However, developments in Chile and China suggest that the conventional individualist‐collectivist dichotomy, which has framed ideological debates on social security, fails to capture the complexities of ideological differences as well as the imperative of economic development which appears to be driving social security policy in both count…

  • Implementing Socioeconomic Measures to Tackle Economic Uncertainties in Singapore

    Open Access•Shawn Vasoo, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•The Journal of Comparative Asian…•2002•Cited by: 1•References: 4

    Since its independence in 1965, the government of Singapore has played a key role in orchestrating the political, social, and economic development of the city-state. Faced with the challenge of recent economic downturn, the government has reacted positively through the introduction of a number of socioeconomic measures to alleviate the plight of needy people. The main thrust of the social and economic measures implemented is to strengthen the cit…

  • Social Policy After the East Asian Financial Crisis: Forging a Normative Basis for Welfare

    Open Access•Kwong‐leung Tang, Jonathan Midgley•ARTICLE•The Journal of Comparative Asian…•2002•Cited by: 3•References: 6

    Despite their impressive economic development achievements, East Asian governments have not formulated coherent social policies or created comprehensive social welfare programs. Instead, they have relied on rapid economic growth, high employment, occupational provisions, familial obligations, and limited public social services to meet social needs. The weaknesses of this approach became apparent after the 1997 East Asian financial crisis when une…

  • Internationalizing Anti-Racism Efforts: What Social Workers Can Do

    Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•Journal of Ethnic & Cultural…•2003•References: 13

    Racial discrimination continues to haunt our societies, calling for sustained and new solutions. In 1994, the US government signed the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Three years later, it ratified this international agreement. This article reviews the effectiveness of this United Nations Convention and discusses its main provisions: national reporting and the individual communications procedure.…

  • International response to racial discrimination: Potentials and limitations of the United Nations Race Convention

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•European Journal of Social Work•2003

    Ethnic and racial minorities living in Europe are vulnerable to racial discrimination and harassment. This paper reviews the effectiveness of the international legal response to racial discrimination. Specifically, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Race Convention), the centrepiece of the international human rights treaty to combating racial discrimination, is discussed. We argue that the Conve…

  • Realizing Women's Human Rights in Asia: The UN Women's Convention and the Optional Protocol

    Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•Asian Journal of Women s Studies•2003•Cited by: 3•References: 7

    Different international legal agreements have been arrived at by nations to deal with the global problem of discrimination against women, the most important of which is the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the Women's Convention). This paper discusses the importance of the Optional Protocol to the Women's Convention for Asian women, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1999. It provides for an…

  • Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: The Canadian Experience

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2003•Cited by: 3•References: 3

    Canada signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child in December 1991. It played a leading role in the drafting process of the Convention. This article looks at the debates on the `spanking law' and the rights polls conducted by Elections Canada. They highlight the fact that the pursuit of children's rights could be socially divisive. Social workers ought to assist in the successful implementation of the Convention that would lead to an improv…

  • Unaffordable healthcare amid phenomenal growth: The case of healthcare protection in reform China

    Open Access•Chack‐kie Wong, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2006•Cited by: 2•References: 5

    This article provides an up‐to‐date assessment of China's reformed urban healthcare system. It illustrates that, in the Chinese case, economic growth does not automatically bring equitable healthcare protection; policy and system designs are also important. The article finds that the reformed urban healthcare system is financially sustainable, but that individual citizens contribute the largest share of healthcare costs, whilst the state is reduc…

  • Internationalizing the struggle against neoliberal social policy: The experience of Canadian women

    Open Access•Kwong-Leung Tang, Kwong‐leung Tang et al.•ARTICLE•International Social Work•2006•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    English The dominant economic philosophy, heavily influenced by neoliberalism, is antagonistic to state intervention. Drawing on the case of Canada, we argue that women's groups could resort to international advocacy to combat neoliberal social policy. Such advocacy has a number of potentials as discussed, including fostering a rights-based discourse. French Fortement influencée par le néolibéralisme, la philosophie économique dominante est antag…

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