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.
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