03356nam 22006014a 450 991096301920332120251117115901.00-313-07347-3(CKB)1000000000001694(OCoLC)70763358(CaPaEBR)ebrary10005629(SSID)ssj0000278163(PQKBManifestationID)11210607(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278163(PQKBWorkID)10242330(PQKB)10534102(MiAaPQ)EBC3000491(Au-PeEL)EBL3000491(CaPaEBR)ebr10005629(OCoLC)928190964(BIP)7137731(EXLCZ)99100000000000169420010501d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrConservative welfare state systems in East Asia /Christian Aspalter1st ed.Westport, Conn. Praeger20011 online resource (125 p.)Based on a paper presented at the 2000 Annual Conference of the Social Policy Assoication of the United Kingdom held in London.0-275-97415-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [95]-108) and index.Intro -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 2 JAPAN -- CHAPTER 3 SOUTH KOREA -- CHAPTER 4 TAIWAN -- CHAPTER 5 SINGAPORE -- CHAPTER 6 HONG KONG -- CHAPTER 7 MAINLAND CHINA -- CHAPTER 8 THE FUTURE OF THE WELFARE STATE IN EAST ASIA -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- About the Author.Aspalter provides six country studies of the most developed welfare state systems in East Asia-Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the People's Republic of China. He applies a political approach to examine the causal determinants of welfare state development, such as: -historical factors -political systems -party systems -the politics of legitimization -the impact of constitutions -state structures -elections -social movements A common trend in East Asian welfare state politics appears throughout this approach, and Aspalter shows that the welfare state is being extended, not reduced, as is the case in many areas affected by economic globalization. He concludes that social insurance systems are, for the most part, divided into occupational classes. Also, social assistance is highly stigmatized, and, for the most part, guaranteed after means tests. Most importantly, the State shows a strong disapproval of government-financed social welfare policies. This provocative analysis will be of particular interest to scholars, students, and other researchers involved with East Asia and comparative social welfare systems.Public welfareEast AsiaWelfare stateEast AsiaSocial policyEast AsiaPolitics and governmentPublic welfareWelfare state.361.6/1/095Aspalter Christian870961Social Policy Association (Great Britain).Conference(2000 :London, England)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963019203321Conservative welfare state systems in East Asia4473404UNINA