Conservative welfare state systems in East Asia / / Christian Aspalter
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| Autore: |
Aspalter Christian
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| Titolo: |
Conservative welfare state systems in East Asia / / Christian Aspalter
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| Pubblicazione: | Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2001 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (125 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 361.6/1/095 |
| Soggetto topico: | Public welfare - East Asia |
| Welfare state | |
| Soggetto geografico: | East Asia Social policy |
| East Asia Politics and government | |
| Note generali: | Based on a paper presented at the 2000 Annual Conference of the Social Policy Assoication of the United Kingdom held in London. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [95]-108) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Conservative welfare state systems in East Asia |
| ISBN: | 0-313-07347-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910963019203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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