Democratizing Health Care

Welfare State Building in Korea and Thailand

AvIllan Nam

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

This book provides an account of milestone health insurance reforms that took place in Korea and Thailand, which significantly advanced equitable access and redistribution in health care. Thai and Korean welfare champions were deeply informed by their experiences as activists in their countries' democracy movements.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-10-12
Mått:140 x 216 x 24 mm
Vikt:492 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Asia Today
Antal sidor:273
Upplaga:2015
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137537119

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Illan Nam is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Colgate University, USA.

Recensioner i media

“The detailed history that Nam provides is well done and fruitfully extends the existing literature. … Nam’s book represents an important contribution to the emerging literature on the welfare state in the industrializing world. It advances new concepts and sparks interesting debates.” (Joseph Harris, Governance, Vol. 31 (1), January, 2018)

Innehållsförteckning

List of illustrations Acknowledgments Notes on Names and References Introduction: Health Reforms in Two 'Third-Wave' Democracies 1. Variations in Health Reforms: the Thai and Korean Health Systems in Comparative Perspective 2. Solidarity Coalitions: Mobilizing Know-how, Networks, Knowledge, and Beliefs in Developing Democracies 3. The Crucible of Democracy Movements: Forging Political Actors 4. Partners for Solidarity: Citizens' Organizations and Labor in South Korea 5. Allying for a 'Big Bang' Reform: Rebel Bureaucrats and NGOs in Thailand Conclusion: Experts and Activists in Policymaking Appendix References Index