Democratizing Health Care: Welfare State Building in Korea and Thailand (Asia Today)
Illan Nam
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Description for Democratizing Health Care: Welfare State Building in Korea and Thailand (Asia Today)
Hardcover. 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. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 273 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 1FPK; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Asia Today
Number of Pages
273
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137537119
SKU
V9781137537119
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Illan Nam
Illan Nam is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Colgate University, USA.
Reviews for Democratizing Health Care: Welfare State Building in Korea and Thailand (Asia Today)
“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)