The construction of the medical insurance system in the Republic of Korea, 1963-1989

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-26

  Son, A H K ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; Colonial experience; Confucian family value; Industrialization; National medical insurance system; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003071735     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.1998.tb00271.x     Document Type: Article

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