Modernizing the Korean Welfare State
Subtitle: Towards the Productive Welfare Model
Contributors: Kyungbae Chung (Editor); Neil Gilbert (Editor)
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: March 19, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780765802217
Subjects: Asian studies; Social issues; Welfare & benefit systems; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Korea; Government - Comparative; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Social Science / Social Work; History & Theory - General; 1960-; Congresses; Economic policy; Korea (South); Social policy; Welfare state
Description: "Modernizing the Korean Welfare State analyzes recent developments in social and public policy in South Korea. Its focus is the new approach to Korea's system of social protection, known as the productive welfare paradigm. This volume brings together an international group of scholars to examine the new paradigm and associated policy developments."--Jacket.