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

Chau, Ruby C.M.; Foster, Liam; Yu, Sam W.K.

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.

Citation

Chau, R. C., Foster, L., & Yu, S. W. (2017). Defamilisation and leave policies -a comparative study of 14 East Asian and non-East Asian countries. Journal of Asian Public Policy, 10(3), 318-333. https://doi.org/10.1080/17516234.2017.1322286

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 20, 2017
• Online Publication Date: May 4, 2017
• Publication Date: May 4, 2017
• Deposit Date: Dec 13, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 13, 2019
• Journal: Journal of Asian Public Policy
• Print ISSN: 1751-6234
• Electronic ISSN: 1751-6242
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 318-333
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17516234.2017.1322286
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3546869
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17516234.2017.1322286
• Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Asian Public Policy on 04 May 2017, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17516234.2017.1322286