Social and economic policies in Korea : ideas, networks, and linkages / Dong-Myeon Shin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shin, Dong-Myeon, 1966-

Series:

Routledge advances in Korean studies ; 3.

RoutledgeCurzon advances in Korean studies ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korea (South)--Economic policy--1960-.

Korea (South).

Economic policy.

Korea (South)--Social policy.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

xix, 241 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.

Summary:

The sustained remarkable economic growth in the East Asian countries - Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore - has brought about a great deal of debate over the role of the state in the market and society. "Social and Economic Policies in Korea" develops a unique explanation about the development of Korean social policy using the concepts of 'policy idea', 'policy network', and 'policy-linkages' to examine the causes, patterns and consequences of state interventions in the economy and social affairs over time. It should interest students and researchers of East Asian Studies, Social Policy and Development Studies.

Contents:

Introduction

The roles of the state in the economy and social welfare

A theoretical framework for analysing the process of policy formation and change

Social and economic policies during the export-led industrialisation of the 1960s

Social and economic policies during the heavy and chemical industrialisation in the 1970s

Stabilisation, liberalisation and social policies : 1980-1992

Social and economic policies under globalisation : 1993-1997

Financial crisis, economic policy, and social policy : 1998-present

Conclusions

Epilogue : assessment of the existing social security system in Korea.

Notes:

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

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

ISBN:

0415279178

OCLC:

50478416