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Book SynopsisThe author aims to develop conceptual refining and theoretical reframing of the productivist welfare capitalism thesis in order to address a set of questions concerning whether and how productivist welfarism has experienced both continuity and change in East Asia.
Trade Review“Kim's main thesis is compelling, and any graduate reading list on East Asian social policy would be enriched by the addition of this text, as it succinctly challenges the orthodoxy that there is a singular welfare model for East Asia in a cogent and accessible manner.” (Tom Emery, Social Policy Administration, Vol. 53 (3), May, 2018)
Table of Contents1. Introduction 1.1 Debates on the East Asian Welfare Type 1.2 Arguments in Brief 1.3 Terms, Scope and Method of Analysis 1.4 The Structure of the Book 2. Institutional Variation in Productivist Welfare Capitalism 2.1 East Asian Welfare States from a Comparative Perspective 2.2 Institutional Divergence of Productivist Welfarism 2.3 Empirical Test: Cluster Analysis 2.4 Concluding Remarks 3. What Drives the Institutional Divergence of Productivist Welfare Capitalism? 3.1 Theories of Welfare State Development 3.2 Institutional Divergence of Productivist Welfare Capitalism 3.3 Empirical Test: Cross-Sectional Time-Series Analysis 3.4 Concluding Remarks 4. Three Cases of Productivist Welfare Capitalism 4.1 Korea: Inclusive Productivist Welfare 4.2 Singapore: Market Productivist Welfare 4.3 China: Dualist Productivist Welfare 5. Conclusion
