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Series:   Elements in Politics and Society in Southeast Asia

Contesting Social Welfare in Southeast Asia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 June 2023

Andrew Rosser  and
John Murphy
Andrew Rosser
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
John Murphy
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne

Summary

This Element argues that Southeast Asia's failure to develop stronger social protection systems has been, at its root, a matter of politics and power. It has reflected the political dominance within the region of predatory and technocratic elements, and the relative weakness of progressive elements. From the mid-1980s, democratisation, the emergence of political entrepreneurs seeking to mobilise mass electoral support, and the occurrence of severe economic and social crises generated pressure on governments within the region to strengthen their social protection systems. But while such developments shifted policy in a more progressive direction, they have been insufficient to produce far-reaching change. Rather, they have produced a layering effect. Innovations have built upon pre-existing policy and institutional arrangements without fundamentally altering these arrangements, ensuring that social protection systems continue to have strong conservative, productivist and predatory attributes.
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Southeast Asiapoliticssocial protectionpolitical settlementswelfare regimes
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Series: Elements in Politics and Society in Southeast Asia
Online ISBN: 9781108886642
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 06 July 2023

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