Pathways to State Welfare in Korea

Interests, Ideas and Institutions

• Author(s): Gyu-Jin Hwang,
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
• Pages: 193
• ISBN_10: 0754642615
  ISBN_13: 9780754642619
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy ,

Description:... The author's central argument is that the development of social policy in South Korea is a unique political process, best explained by the functioning of institutions and the extent to which institutional pathways can pre-determine events. Public assistance, national pensions, national health & employment insurance are all covered.