Social Welfare in East Asia: Low PublicSpending but Low Income Inequality?

“Light” welfare states were perceived by some as one source of East Asian economicdynamism. Didier Jacobs has examined the strengths of several East Asian socialwelfare systems and the challenges they face after the financial crisis.Japan has a fully-fledged social welfare system. Yet her public spending on welfare islow compared to the United Kingdom, especially in sectors such as unemployment andchild benefits, housing and personal social services.[...]