The East Asian Welfare Model

International Journal of Social Welfare, Vol. 15, pp. 290-301, 2006

12 Pages Posted: 15 Dec 2010

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Christian Aspalter

BNU-HKBU United International College, Zhuhai, China

Date Written: December 13, 2010

Abstract

This article aims to outline main features of the East Asian welfare model, to understand its past development and assess lessons that can be learned for other developing and developed countries. It describes the particular path of welfare state development in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, by focusing particularly on developmental and political aspects of welfare state development. In the final part of the study, particular features of the East Asian welfare model are outlined, and thus the existence of a distinct, idealtypical welfare regime in East Asia substantiated.

Keywords: Social Policy, Public Policy, East Asia, functional equivalence, ideal-typical model

JEL Classification: H55, I00

Suggested Citation

Aspalter, Christian, The East Asian Welfare Model (December 13, 2010). International Journal of Social Welfare, Vol. 15, pp. 290-301, 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1724521

Christian Aspalter (Contact Author)

BNU-HKBU United International College, Zhuhai, China ( email )

Social Work and Social Administration Programme
BNU-HKBU UIC, 28 Jinfeng Road
Zhuhai, Guangdong 519085
China

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