Kim offers unique insight into the deeper political dynamics of Korean social policy by analysing the relationship between the broader context of East Asian com

Reveals how policymaking traditions prior to democratization continue to resonate within current South Korean public policy advocacy practices. Who dominates in

This book explains why the Korean welfare state is underdeveloped despite successful industrialization, democratization, a militant labor movement, and a centra

South Korea provides an intellectual challenge in the fields of social movements and democracy in that intense mobilization and the strong influence of social m

Introduction: the birth of the state -- The state meets modernity -- The state meets business -- The state meets voluntarism -- The state meets democracy -- Con