Title
Understanding workfare in western and East Asian welfare states
Document Type
Book chapter
Source Publication
Welfare reform in East Asia : towards workfare?
Publication Date
1-1-2011
First Page
3
Last Page
13
Publisher
Routledge
Abstract
This chapter explains how the implementation of workfare measures in Western welfare states resulted from their declining manufacturing sectors, a large number of households in which no one had paid employment and politicians’ perceptions of welfare dependence.
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2011 Chak Kwan Chan and Kinglun Ngok for selection and editorial material. Individual chapters, the contributors. Access to external full text or publisher's version may require subscription.
Additional Information
ISBN of the course publication: 9780415590266
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chan, C. K. (2011). Understanding workfare in western and East Asian welfare states. In C. K. Chan & K. Ngok (Eds.), Welfare reform in East Asia: Towards workfare? (pp. 3-13). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
