LEADER 03356nam 22006014a 450 001 9910963019203321 005 20251117115901.0 010 $a0-313-07347-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000001694 035 $a(OCoLC)70763358 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10005629 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000278163 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11210607 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278163 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10242330 035 $a(PQKB)10534102 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000491 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000491 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10005629 035 $a(OCoLC)928190964 035 $a(BIP)7137731 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000001694 100 $a20010501d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConservative welfare state systems in East Asia /$fChristian Aspalter 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cPraeger$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (125 p.) 300 $aBased on a paper presented at the 2000 Annual Conference of the Social Policy Assoication of the United Kingdom held in London. 311 08$a0-275-97415-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [95]-108) and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aAspalter 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. 606 $aPublic welfare$zEast Asia 606 $aWelfare state 607 $aEast Asia$xSocial policy 607 $aEast Asia$xPolitics and government 615 0$aPublic welfare 615 0$aWelfare state. 676 $a361.6/1/095 700 $aAspalter$b Christian$0870961 712 02$aSocial Policy Association (Great Britain).$bConference$f(2000 :$eLondon, England) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963019203321 996 $aConservative welfare state systems in East Asia$94473404 997 $aUNINA