Social Policy Dynamics in South Korea

ISBN-13: 9781032247496 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 280 str.

Soon-Yang Kim

Opis

Kim offers unique insight into the deeper political dynamics of Korean social policy by analysing the relationship between the broader context of East Asian commonality and the unique circumstances of Korea.

O autorze

Soon-Yang Kim is professor of public and social policies at Yeungnam University, Korea. He has been an editor-in-chief of the Korean Public Administration Journal and the Dean of the Graduate School of Public Administration at Yeungnam University. He holds two PhD degrees: one from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE, Social Policy), UK and the other from Seoul National University (SNU, Public Policy and Administration), Korea. His main research interests are in social policy, policy theories, welfare administration, and public bureaucracy. He has published more than 170 journal articles and several books (including 3 award-winning books from the National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea, and two English books).