The welfare state in Korea : the politics of legitimation

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The welfare state in Korea : the politics of legitimation

Huck-ju Kwon

(St. Antony's/Macmillan series)

Macmillan in association with St. Antony's college, Oxford, 1999 , St. Martin's Press

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-187) and index

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Description

Through the analysis of institutional dynamics Kwon argues that social policy development in Korea is not due to common exogenous factors such as international or union pressure but to the desire of the weakly-legitimated government to have itself legitimized. Such political rationale is deeply embedded in the structure of social policy institutions and particularly in the way that the state has played a part in financing social welfare programmes. Kwon shows that the role of the Korean state is characterized as essentially that of regulator-type rather than provider.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Preface Introduction Social Policy in a Confined Institutional Terrain The Making of Social Policy The Structure of Social Policy The Outcomes of Social Policy: An Appraisal From Two Perspectives Conclusion Appendixes Bibliography Index

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