Pathways to State Welfare in Korea
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comparative welfare analysis
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Decile Groups
development
DJP
East Asian NICs
East Asian social policy
Employment Insurance Fund
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Health Insurance Societies
Health Societies
Indirect Transfers
Industrial Accident Insurance
Institutional Pathways
insurance
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Kim DaeJung
Kim Young Sam Government
Korea's National Health Insurance
Korean welfare reform case study
Korea’s National Health Insurance
Livelihood Protection
Military Junta
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National Basic Livelihood Security
National Health Insurance
national pension systems
National Pensions
National Pensions Programme
National Pensions Reform
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Productive Welfarism
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Social Policy Development
Social Provisions
Welfare Reforms
welfare state development
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- ISBN 9781138266667
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Nov 2016
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Why has Korean social policy developed differently from that of other East Asian countries? While in many respects Korea can be compared with Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, where economic development has been the chief priority of state action, Korea has also implemented extensive welfare reform, expanding its welfare provision even under recent conditions of economic downturn. Gyu-Jin Hwang traces the development of the Korean welfare state, providing a fascinating case study for observers of East Asian industrial growth and the public management of social risks. Arguing that the extension of state welfare presents a unique challenge to existing theoretical propositions underlying social policy development, he draws on detailed empirical analysis of key policy areas, namely public assistance, national pensions, health care and employment insurance. The book offers a definitive analysis of the development of Korean social policy programmes and the politics of implementing them. The book will be important reading for all those interested in comparative Social Policy and more specifically the development of Social Welfare in Asian countries.
Gyu-Jin Hwang at the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, The University of Sydney, Australia.
