Towards a better understanding of welfare policy development in developing nations: A case study of South Korea's pension system

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-83

  Kim, Shinyoung ^a,b  

^a Dongshin University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Social Welfare   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Democratisation; Developing nations; Pension programme; State society relations; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645978411     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00557.x     Document Type: Article

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