Health Care Financing Policies in South Korea: The Interaction of National Characteristics and Influences From More Developed Nations

Over the last two decades, most developing countries have introduced health care financing programs modelled after developed nations. However, this process of technology transfer has typically not been well thought through, especially in relation to "goodness of fit" with national characteristics and traditions. In fact, some observers have argued that systems designed in Western developed nations may actually be inimical to the welfare of developing countries. In order to illuminate the interaction of national characterisitcs and modern technologies for financing health care, a comparative case study was undertaken. The evolution of public health care financing schemes in Korea was examined in light of influences from Japan and the United States; socio-economic characteristics of Korea today; the Korean political and bureaucratic structure; and Korean social welfare characteristics. Data were obtained from government and university-based reports in both Korean and English languages.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Social Work

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Chung, Young-Soon

• Sociology, Public and Social Welfare

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8502106

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71486