Social and economic policies in Korea : ideas, networks, and linkages

Online-Ressource (xix, 241 p)

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25 cm

RoutledgeCurzon advances in Korean studies ; 3

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-235) and index

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; The scope of the research and some definitions; Research methods; Organisation of the book; 2 The roles of the state in the economy and social welfare; Characteristics of globalisation; State intervention in the market; Welfare states and changing roles of the state; Conclusion; 3 A theoretical framework for analysing the process of policy formation and change; Theories on the role of the state in policy-making

A model for analysing policy formation and changeConclusion; 4 Social and economic policies during the export-led industrialisation of the 1960s; Policy legacy of the 1950s; Changes of institutions and setting veto points; Export-oriented industrialisation and state intervention; Social welfare: an etatist welfare system; Policy linkages between economic and social policies; Conclusion; 5 Social and economic policies during the heavy and chemical industrialisation of the 1970s; Policy legacies of the 1960s: take-off without social welfare

The authoritarian developmental state and the state-business relationshipHCI and state intervention: a model of the developmental state; Social welfare: a residual welfare system; Policy linkages between economic and social policies; Conclusion; 6 Stabilisation, liberalisation and social policies: 1980- 1992; Policy legacies of the 1970s; Democratic transition and the growth of chaebols; Economic stabilisation and liberalisation; Social security: towards a regulator; Policy linkages between economic and social policies; Conclusion; 7 Social and economic policies under globalisation: 1993-1997

Globalisation, policy network and public policiesGlobalisation and economic policy; A Korean welfare model?; Policy linkages between economic and social policies: towards a business-friendly social policy?; Conclusion; 8 Financial crisis, economic policy and social policy: 1998-present; Crony capitalism versus the punishment of international capital; The demise of the Korean development model; From an economic crisis to a social crisis; The paradox of Korea: towards an institutional welfare system; Policy networks, public perceptions and social policy; Conclusion; 9 Conclusions

Policy networks, policy ideas and policy changesPolicy linkages: embedded social policy; The welfare regime in Korea and its viability; Epilogue: assessment of the existing social security system in Korea; Coverage; Feasibility; Financial sustainability; Gender equality; Costs of administration; Targeting; Accountability and transparency; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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