Defamilisation and leave policies–a comparative study of 14 East Asian and non-East Asian countries

Ruby C.M. Chau; Liam Foster; Wai Kam YU

doi:10.1080/17516234.2017.1322286

Defamilisation and leave policies–a comparative study of 14 East Asian and non-East Asian countries

Ruby C.M. Chau^*, Liam Foster, Wai Kam YU

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	318-333
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Asian Public Policy
Volume	10
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17516234.2017.1322286
Publication status	Published - 2 Sept 2017

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East Asian welfare model
external heterogeneity
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leave policies

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