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South Korea's Social Policy Response to Covid-19: Swift and Bipartisan Attempts
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Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
Universität Bremen, SFB 1342 Globale Entwicklungsdynamiken von Sozialpolitik / CRC 1342 Global Dynamics of Social Policy
Abstract The paper maps out South Korea’s key social policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic based on an analysis of legislation and budget proposals adopted between January 2020 and September 2020. Both data sources indicate that the South Korean government clearly utilized social policy tools to mitigate... mehr
The paper maps out South Korea’s key social policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic based on an analysis of legislation and budget proposals adopted between January 2020 and September 2020. Both data sources indicate that the South Korean government clearly utilized social policy tools to mitigate the damage incurred by the pandemic. First, eight out of 32 social policy laws were explicitly designed in response to the pandemic. Second, an unprecedented four rounds of supplementary budgets were approved to protect both the economic and public health of the people. In light of the speed and the degree of political consensus vis-à-vis comparable years in the past, it is clear that South Korea's social policy response to Covid-19 was swift and bipartisan. Moreover, judging by the country’s previous experience of turning "a crisis" into "an opportunity" for welfare expansion, the current pandemic has the potential to lead to a consolidation of South Korea's welfare state.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Südkorea; Sozialpolitik; Gesundheitspolitik; Epidemie; Public Health; soziale Unterstützung; Sozialhilfe; Sozialleistung; Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Finanzhilfe; Ostasien
Klassifikation
Gesundheitspolitik
soziale Sicherung
Freie Schlagwörter
Pandemic; Covid-19; Corona virus
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Erscheinungsort
Bremen
Seitenangabe
20 S.
Schriftenreihe
CRC 1342 Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series, 7
ISSN
2702-6744
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 3.0