Defamilisation and leave policies – a comparative study of 14 East Asian and non-East Asian countries. Issue 3 (2nd September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chau, Ruby C. M.; Foster, Liam; Yu, Sam W. K.
• Is Part Of: Journal of Asian public policy. Volume 10:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 318
• Page End: 333
• Publication Date: 2017-09-02
• Subjects: Defamilisation -- East Asian welfare model -- external heterogeneity -- internal homogeneity -- leave policies; Asia -- Economic policy -- Periodicals; Asia -- Government policy -- Periodicals; 320.6095
• DOI: 10.1080/17516234.2017.1322286
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-6234

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article joins the international debate on whether there is a unique East Asian welfare model. It examines the concept of defamilisation and compares various leave policies (maternity leave, paternity leave and extended parental leave) in five East Asian and nine non-East Asian countries. The welfare index method is used to classify these countries into different groupings. The findings show that the East Asian countries are not always internally homogeneous (being similar in key features), nor are they externally heterogeneous (showing significant differences from the others). Therefore, the existence of a unique East Asian welfare model is still in doubt.