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Democratizing Health Care

Welfare State Building in Korea and Thailand

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Illan Nam
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Part of the book series: Asia Today (ASIAT)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Illan Nam
    Pages 1-18

  3. Health Regimes in Korea and Thailand

    • Illan Nam
    Pages 19-49

  4. Solidarity Coalitions: Nongovernmental Organizations, Bureaucrats, and Labor in Health Reforms

    • Illan Nam
    Pages 51-72

  5. The Crucible of Democracy Movements: Forging Political Actors

    • Illan Nam
    Pages 73-130

  6. Partners for Solidarity: Citizens’ Organizations and Labor in South Korea

    • Illan Nam
    Pages 131-167

  7. Allying for a “Big Bang” Reform: Progressive Bureaucrats and NGOs in Thailand

    • Illan Nam
    Pages 169-204

  8. Conclusion

    • Illan Nam
    Pages 205-212

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 213-273
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About this book

This book provides an account of milestone health insurance reforms that took place in Korea and Thailand, which significantly advanced equitable access and redistribution in health care. Thai and Korean welfare champions were deeply informed by their experiences as activists in their countries' democracy movements.

Reviews

“The detailed history that Nam provides is well done and fruitfully extends the existing literature. … Nam’s book represents an important contribution to the emerging literature on the welfare state in the industrializing world. It advances new concepts and sparks interesting debates.” (Joseph Harris, Governance, Vol. 31 (1), January, 2018)

About the author

Illan Nam is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Colgate University, USA.

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