The governance of social investment policies in comparative perspective: long-term care in England and South Korea

Abstract

This chapter features an investigation of a mode of governance in the operational policy domain between different welfare regimes, which has been rarely analysed in comparative welfare studies. It illustrates a mode of governance that must be conceptualised in three dimensions: the vertical dimension, involving central–local (or inter-governmental) relations, and the two horizontal dimensions, operating at the centre (central–central), and the periphery (local–local). On this basis, the chapter provides a comparison and contrast between England and Korea's approaches to the governance of long-term care for the elderly with a special focus on co-governance and coordination at the three dimensions. By examining the governance of long-term care in England and Korea, the chapter reveals that the operational policy domain matters greatly in delivering the intended outcomes of social investment strategies.