Abstract ················································································································1
Ch 1. Introduction ·······················································································31
A. Research Background and Purpose ··········································································33
B. Research Scope and Methods ·············································································37
Ch 2. Literature Review ·······································································43
A. Overview of the Previous Studies on Welfare Disparity and Localization ············································45
B. Review of Indicators for Welfare Disparity ·················································70
Ch 3. Welfare Disparity and Their Determinants ·····································99
A. Introduction ······························································································101
B. Study Design ······························································································102
C. Analyzing Current Welfare State and Disparity ··························································114
D. Analyzing Welfare Inequality ······································································140
E. Chapter Conclusion and Policy Implications ·······································································153
Ch 4. Analyzing Welfare Disparity due to Differences in the Welfare Delivery System:
Focusing on Customized Services in Eup, Myeon, Dong(Administrative Subdivision) ··········································161
A. Introduction ······························································································163
B. Welfare Hubs Plan for Eup, Myeon and Dong ·····························································164
C. Analyzing Different Outcomes of the Welfare Hubs Plan ·····················································171
D. Analyzing Factors for Different Outcomes ··············································191
E. Chapter Conclusion and Policy Implications ·······································································203
Ch 5. Analyzing Welfare Disparity Due to Differences in the Social Service Delivery System:
Centered on Local Autonomous Social Service Investment Projects ·······················205
A. Introduction ······························································································207
B. Data and Research Methods ··················································································208
C. Analyzing Different Operation Conditions for Local Autonomous Social Service Investment Projects ·························212
D. Results of the Analysis ··································226
E. Chapter Conclusion and Policy Implications ·······································································236
Ch 6. Welfare Disparity due to Welfare Facilities and the Demand for Them ·································239
A. Introduction ······························································································241
B. Current State of Welfare Facilities ·············································································242
C. Research Scope and Methods ··············································································244
D. Analyzing Welfare Service Disparity ···································································248
E. Integration of Welfare Services and Welfare Disparity ·······························································264
F. Chapter Conclusion and Policy Implications ·······································································268
Ch 7. Current State of Welfare Disparity among Autonomous Administrative Regions and Policy Responses:
Focusing on Cases in Gyeonggi Province ························································271
A. Introduction ······························································································273
B. Research Scop and Methods ···········································································276
C. Analyzing Welfare Disparity in Gyeonggi Province ·········································································279
D. Chapter Conclusion and Policy Implications ·······································································315
Ch 8. Welfare Disparity and Policy Responses in Northern Europe ··317
A. Social Service Disparity in Northern Europe ··························································319
B. Empirical Analysis of Social Service Disparity in Nordic Countries: Focusing on Finland ····372
Ch 9. Conclusion and Implications ·········································································405
A. Research Results ····························································································407
B. Policy Implications ························································412
References ···························································································421
Appendices ································································································441