Chinese Social Policy in a Time of Transition. Edited by Douglas J. Besharov and Karen Baehler. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. 314 pp. $74.00 (cloth). - Welfare Through Work: Conservative Ideas, Partisan Dynamics, and Social Protection in Japan. By Mari Miura. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2012. 224 pp. $39.95 (cloth). - The Korean State and Social Policy: How

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Chinese Social Policy in a Time of Transition. Edited by Douglas J. Besharov and Karen Baehler. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. 314 pp. $74.00 (cloth). - Welfare Through Work: Conservative Ideas, Partisan Dynamics, and Social Protection in Japan. By Mari Miura. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2012. 224 pp. $39.95 (cloth). - The Korean State and Social Policy: How