Welfare Capitalism in Taiwan: State, Economy and Social Policy

by Y. Ku

Overview

This book explores the development of state welfare in Taiwan, focusing on the interconnection between capitalist development and state welfare from 1895 to 1990, using an integrated Marxist perspective to which the capitalist world system, state structure, ideology, and social structure are considered simultaneously. It argues that neither citizenship nor welfare needs were the concern of Taiwanese social policies. A decline in legitimacy and risen social movements forced the state to expand welfare, namely the National Health Insurance, in the 1980s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312174163
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	08/04/1997
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	279
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART 1: STATE WELFARE DEVELOPMENT IN TAIWAN: AN OVERVIEW OF HISTORY AND LITERATURE - Colonial Taiwan (1895-1945) - Postwar Taiwan (1945-1979) - Taiwan in Transition (1980-1990) - Issues and Explanations - PART 2: WELFARE CAPITALISM IN TAIWAN: TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED MARXIST ACCOUNT - The Specific Feature of Taiwan's Capitalist Development - The State Autonomy in Taiwan - Education, Ideology, and Popular Welfare Attitudes - Class Division, Social Movement, Democratisation and State Welfare - Conclusion - A Postscript on Taiwanese Welfare Development after 1990 - Appendix: Historical Events in Taiwan's Development - Bibliography - Index