The Political Economy of the Small Welfare State in South Korea

The Political Economy of the Small Welfare State in South Korea
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 269
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ISBN-10 : 9781108415903
ISBN-13 : 1108415903
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Synopsis The Political Economy of the Small Welfare State in South Korea by : Chae-jin Yang

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical reinterpretation of the small welfare state in South Korea; 3. The emergence of the small welfare state under the authoritarian developmental state (1961-1987); 4. Democratization and limited welfare state development under the conservative rule (1987-1997); 5. Economic crisis, power shift, and welfare politics under the Kim Dae Jung government (1997-2002); 6. Economic Unionism and the limits of the Korean welfare state under the Roh Moo Hyun government (2003-2007); 7. Wind of welfare and tax politics under the returned conservative rule; 8. Conclusion

The Small Welfare State

The Small Welfare State
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 251
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ISBN-10 : 9781839104619
ISBN-13 : 1839104619
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Synopsis The Small Welfare State by : Jae-jin Yang

In a period of rapid change for welfare states around the world, this insightful book offers a comparative study of three historically small welfare states: the US, Japan, and South Korea. Featuring contributions from international distinguished scholars, this book looks beyond the larger European welfare states to unpack the many common political and institutional characteristics that have constrained welfare state development in industrialized democracies.

The Political Economy of the Small Welfare State in South Korea

The Political Economy of the Small Welfare State in South Korea
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 269
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ISBN-10 : 9781108248433
ISBN-13 : 1108248438
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Synopsis The Political Economy of the Small Welfare State in South Korea by : Jae-jin Yang

This book explains why the Korean welfare state is underdeveloped despite successful industrialization, democratization, a militant labor movement, and a centralized meritocracy. Unlike most social science books on Korea, which tend to focus on its developmental state and rapid economic development, this book deals with social welfare issues and politics during the critical junctures in Korea's history: industrialization in the 1960–70s, the democratization and labor movement in the mid-1980s, globalization and the financial crisis in the 1990s, and the wind of free welfare in the 2010s. It highlights the self-interested activities of Korea's enterprise unionism at variance with those of a more solidaristic industrial unionism in the European welfare states. Korean big business, the chaebol, accommodated the unions' call for higher wages and more corporate welfare, which removed practical incentives for unions to demand social welfare. Korea's single-member-district electoral rules also induce politicians to sell geographically targeted, narrow benefits rather than public welfare for all while presidents are significantly constrained by unpopular tax increase issues. Strong economic bureaucrats acting as veto player also lead Korea to a small welfare state.

Social policy in challenging times

Social policy in challenging times
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Publisher : Policy Press
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9781847428295
ISBN-13 : 1847428290
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Social policy in challenging times by : Farnsworth, Kevin

There is no precedent to the current economic crisis which looks set to redefine social policy debate throughout the globe. But its effects are not uniform across nations. Bringing together a range of expert contributions, the key lesson to emerge from this book is that 'the crisis' is better understood as a variety of crises, each mediated by national context. Consequently, there is an array of potential trajectories for welfare systems, from those where social policy is regarded as incompatible with the post-crisis economy to those where it is considered essential to future economic growth and security.

Welfare Capitalism in East Asia

Welfare Capitalism in East Asia
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 9780230597563
ISBN-13 : 0230597564
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Welfare Capitalism in East Asia by : I. Holliday

Social Policy has been a key dimension of dynamic economic growth in East Asia's 'little tigers' and is also a prominent strand of their responses to the financial crisis of the late 1990s. This systematic comparative analysis of social policy in the region focuses on the key sectors of education, health, housing and social security. It sets these sectoral analyses in wider contexts of debates about developmental states, the East Asian welfare model and globalization.

Development, Democracy, and Welfare States

Development, Democracy, and Welfare States
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 508
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ISBN-10 : 0691135967
ISBN-13 : 9780691135960
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Development, Democracy, and Welfare States by : Stephan Haggard

Comparing the welfare states of Latin America, East Asia and Eastern Europe, the authors trace the origins of social policy in these regions to political changes in the mid-20th century, and show how the legacies of these early choices are influencing welfare reform following democratization and globalization.

Korean Workers

Korean Workers
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9781501731778
ISBN-13 : 1501731777
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Synopsis Korean Workers by : Hagen Koo

Forty years of rapid industrialization have transformed millions of South Korean peasants and their sons and daughters into urban factory workers. Hagen Koo explores the experiences of this first generation of industrial workers and describes its struggles to improve working conditions in the factory and to search for justice in society. The working class in South Korea was born in a cultural and political environment extremely hostile to its development, Koo says. Korean workers forged their collective identity much more rapidly, however, than did their counterparts in other newly industrialized countries in East Asia. This book investigates how South Korea's once-docile and submissive workers reinvented themselves so quickly into a class with a distinct identity and consciousness. Based on sources ranging from workers' personal writings to union reports to in-depth interviews, this book is a penetrating analysis of the South Korean working-class experience. Koo reveals how culture and politics simultaneously suppressed and facilitated class formation in South Korea. With chapters exploring the roles of women, students, and church organizations in the struggle, the book reflects Koo's broader interest in the social and cultural dimensions of industrial transformation.

The Oxford Handbook of Governance and Public Management for Social Policy

The Oxford Handbook of Governance and Public Management for Social Policy
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 1065
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ISBN-10 : 9780190916329
ISBN-13 : 019091632X
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Governance and Public Management for Social Policy by : Karen J. Baehler

Public administration plays an integral role at every stage of social policy creation and execution. Program operators' management decisions shape policymakers' perceptions of what can and should be accomplished through social programs, while public administrators wield considerable power to mobilize tangible and intangible resources and fill gaps in policy designs. Furthermore, the cumulative effects of public administrators' daily activities directly influence outcomes for program participants, and may shift policy itself. Location also matters to social policy, as those same administrators are expected to innovate continuously in response to shifting local and national conditions, including changes in budgetary allocations, client needs and capacities, and public attitudes. This Handbook will aim to capture what is being learned across six geographical regions: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S. and Canada. Specifically, each regional section will contain 6-10 chapters canvassing a particular set of promising practices or emerging challenges at the regional or sub-regional level, in addition to a brief overview written by the section editor. The regional sections will be flanked by integrative chapters. As a whole, the volume contains 65 chapters.

Resilient Welfare States in the European Union

Resilient Welfare States in the European Union
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Publisher : Comparative Political Economy
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1788214862
ISBN-13 : 9781788214865
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Resilient Welfare States in the European Union by : Anton Hemerijck

The European welfare systems, established after the Second World War, have been under sustained attack since the late 1970s from the neoliberal drive towards a small state and from the market as the foremost instrument for the efficient allocation of scarce resources. After the 2008 financial crash, Europe's high tax and generous benefits welfare states were, once again, blamed for economic stagnation and political immobilism. If anything, on the contrary, the long decade of the Great Recession proved that the welfare state remained a fundamental asset in hard times, stabilizing the economy, protecting households and individuals from poverty, reconciling gendered work and family life, while improving the skills and competences needed in Europe's knowledge economy and ageing society. Finally, the Covid-19 pandemic has, unsuprisingly, brought back into the limelight the productive role of welfare systems in guaranteeing basic security, human capabilities, economic opportunities and democratic freedoms. In this important contribution, Anton Hemerijck and Robin Huguenot-Noel examine the nature of European welfare provision and the untruths that surround it. They evaluate the impact of the austerity measures that followed the Great Recession, and consider its future design to better equip European societies to face social change, from global competition to accelerated demographic ageing, the digitization of work and climate change. Book jacket.