The socialization of childcare and a missed opportunity through path dependence: The case of South Korea
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Lee, Sung-HeeAffiliation
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2017-04-21
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The paper aims to investigate how the policy proposal to socialize childcare in South Korea was discarded by the Ministry of Gender Equality (MGE) under the Roh Moo-hyun government (2003–2007). Building on in-depth interviews and policy documents, the paper proposes that there was a policy shift in the MGE’s policy adoption resulting from the combined effects of path dependence and the dominance of neo-liberal policy ideas. I argue that these existing political realities hindered socialization efforts even when there was recognition of the need for public childcare provision within and outside the MGE.Citation
Sung-Hee, L. (2017) 'The socialization of childcare and a missed opportunity through path dependence: The case of South Korea', Social Politics, DOI: 10.1093/sp/jxx001Publisher
Oxford University PressJournal
Social PoliticsDOI
10.1093/sp/jxx001Additional Links
https://academic.oup.com/sp/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/sp/jxx001/3748253/The-Socialization-of-Childcare-and-a-Missed?redirectedFrom=fulltextType
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10724745EISSN
14682893ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/sp/jxx001