Economic Stress, Human Capital, and Families in Asia : Research and Policy Challenges

Abstract

This book presents the most current findings about the consequences and policy implications of economic stress for human capital development and family well-being in Asia. The scope of these articles goes beyond the impact of current financial crisis to include the effect of economic deprivation families in Asia experience as a result of job loss, marital dissolution, low-wage employment, and catastrophic natural calamities.