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INTERNATIONAL J O U R NA L O F SOCIAL WELFARE ISSN 1369-6866 ? 2006 The Author(s) Journal compilation ? 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. 242 Published by Blackwell Publishing, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK and 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148, USA DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00457.x Int J Soc Welfare 2007: 16 : 242–248 Kwon S., Holliday I. The Korean welfare state: a paradox of expansion in an era of globalisation and economic crisis Int J Soc Welfare 2007: 16: 242–248 ? 2006 The Author(s), Journal compilation ? 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. When the Asian financial crisis took a heavy toll on Korea in the late 1990s, policy makers responded by extending welfare policy. For many analysts, this was a paradoxical move, marking a fundamental reconfiguration of the social policy system. This article contests that interpretation. It examines the changes made to Korean social policy in recent years, and considers their impact on the Korean welfare state. It notes both that welfare extensions have been comparatively limited, and that they have often formed part of wider attempts to boost labour market flexibility. It thus concludes that limited expansion of the Korean welfare state is chiefly an attempt to bolster industrial competitiveness and economic growth. For now, Korea retains the productivist social policy orientation that has long characterised it. It also concedes, however, that in the future underlying social change, notably a rapidly ageing population, may prompt policy makers to make significant changes to the Korean welfare state. Soonman Kwon, Ian Holliday 1 Seoul National University, South Korea 1 City University of Hong Kong Blackwell Publishing LtdOxford, UKIJSWnternational Journal of Social Welfare1369-6866? Blackwell Publishing Ltd nd the International Journal of Social Welfare 20068 riginal Article Th K