How is the path produced and sustained? Path-dependent college education expansion and underlying liberal rule in Korea

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ID11188366
AuthorsEunjeong Jang (0000-0002-5323-7867, University of Reading, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume44
Issue2
Pages436-457
Publication date2024-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0143-814X • E-ISSN: 1469-7815
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0143814x24000084
OpenAlexW4394719960
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited45

The conventional policy analyses with a path-dependent framework are featured by sequential causation composed of analytically two distinct phases: path production that occurs through a significant policy change at critical junctures and the subsequent path reproduction . This paper explores one policy area where the two-phase framework falls short in explaining path-making and maintenance – college education expansion in Korea. We argue that the shortcomings of the two-phase model can potentially be overcome by incorporating the underlying rule of the countries into the model. We identify the underlying rule relying on Esping-Andersen’s welfare regimes to highlight the political underpinnings of the countries. We show that the underlying liberal rule is a fundamental causal force behind the production and reproduction of college education expansion in Korea, using qualitative comparative analysis. Our framework based on the underlying rule provides a richer understanding of path dependency

Computer network · Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · Liberal arts education · Liberal education · Mathematics education · Microeconomics · Path (computing · Path dependence · Political science · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Computer Science · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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