The Political Economy of the Small Welfare State in South Korea

ISBN-13: 9781108415903 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 264 str.

Jae-Jin Yang

Opis

This book explains why the Korean welfare state is underdeveloped despite successful industrialization, democratization, a militant labor movement, and a centralized meritocracy.

Recenzje

'… the book is a convincing account, both explanatory and full of details and up-to-date empirical data, of the enigma of Korea's small welfare state. A must-read for anyone wishing to apprehend the Korea of today and yesterday, and to contemplate its future. Thomas R. Klassen, Journal of East Asian Studies

Spis treści

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.