The intention of this study is to search for an answer to the question: what theory is most appropriate for explaining Korean social welfare policy for the period from 1962 to 1991? / Many competing theories in social welfare policy have been studied including two different perspectives, determinants theories and incrementalism theory. / The analyses focused on both total social welfare expenditures and types of welfare policies. The dependent variable, total social welfare expenditures divided by budget, was measured both as two stage least square and a percentage change. Expenditures were also classified into three budget categories; those being social insurance, medical care and insurance, and social welfare service. Previous expenditures, an indicator of the incremental character of decision-making, was, as expected, a positive, statistically significant predictor of current expenditures. When social expenditures were expressed as a percentage of change, determinant variables were not significantly related to total social welfare expenditures divided by total governmental spending. The centralization variable was statistically significant with medical care and insurance. / In conclusion, the incrementalism proved to be the most influential theory for explaining Korean social welfare policies. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 55-09, Section: A, page: 2982. / Major Professor: Charles F. Cnudde. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1994.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77238 |
| Contributors | Jang, Hyun., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 189 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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