Diversity within universality
Explaining pandemic universal cash transfers in East Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9971024 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Young Jun Choi (0000-0002-4826-2689, Yonsei University Seoul Republic of Korea), Hye Sang Noh (University at Albany United States of America), Seon Hoe Han (0009-0007-1467-9228, Yonsei University Seoul Republic of Korea), Ugo Gentilini (World Bank Washington United States of America, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 51-66 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Security Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-871X • E-ISSN: 1468-246X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/issr.12355 |
| OpenAlex | W4396225361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
The response to the global COVID‐19 pandemic has prompted a surge in short‐term universal cash transfer programmes around the world. Notably, East Asian high‐income economies have been at the forefront of these initiatives. While the innovative nature of these universal cash injections has been emphasized, there is limited documentation regarding their characteristics, prospects, and underlying motivations. This article sheds light on the domestic political and institutional processes that led to the implementation and design of universal cash transfers in Hong Kong (China), Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore and Taiwan (China). Overall, the analysis reveals that, within the framework of universality, a nuanced, diverse and dynamic set of operational choices emerge. A range of factors shaped the adoption and evolution of these programmes, including, for example, political pressures stemming from political party competition and efforts to maintain political legitimacy. In general, design parameters are not only defined in technocratic terms, but are negotiated politically
Archaeology · China · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Development economics · Diversity (politics · East Asia · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Pandemic · Political science · Universality (dynamical systems · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |