This thesis aims at the introduction and systematization of the welfare contradiction and at the application of it to the implementation process in Kyeongsang Buk province. Korean Constitutional Law says that welfare is state''s duty.
Nowadays welfare budget in Korea increases so sharply and rapidly, and welfare policy tries to cover citizens'' everyday life. In spite of increase of welfare budget and expansion of welfare policy, the Koreans have not been satisfied with the state welfare, to which this thesis focuses on so-called welfare contradiction.
Welfare contradiction consists of three kinds of essence in this thesis. Firstly, from the viewpoint of Public Administration, this thesis searches for and systematizes the types of welfare contradiction happens based on cases. Secondly, in the implementation process of welfare policy, this thesis tries to find what makes welfare contradiction happen, and thirdly, this thesis suggests policy alternatives which can lead to the decrease of welfare contradiction.


* A thesis submitted to the Council of the Graduate School of Kyungpook National University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Ph.D. in December 2013.

This thesis focuses on the structural framework of welfare contradiction rather than individual aspect. The meaning of structural framework lies in the fact that there are two layers: surface structure and deep structure.
The phenomena of welfare contradiction seen in the surface structure actually derives from the deep structure. That is, the phenomena are transformed from the deep structure.
Therefore, the more important research arena are the deep structure. The welfare contradiction in the deep structure consists of three kinds: built-in-contradiction, institutional contradiction, managerial contradiction.
As mentioned before, the welfare contradiction in the surface is transformed through implementation process, which is called transformational generative principle in welfare policy.
As research method, this thesis relies on case study. Data-collection for the research is based on the author''s experience as the head of the Social Welfare Department in the office of Kyeongsang Buk province for a few years.
In addition, the author researches welfare contradiction last few years, which led three papers to be published. This thesis is based on the experience and the published papers. In order to prepare for this thesis, the author had interviews with some social welfare clientele. The data-collection are combined to this thesis.
This thesis composed of five chapters. Chapter 1 is an introductory chapter, which deals with problem-raising, the aim of research, research scope and area, and research method. Chapter 2 defines the concept of welfare contradiction, categorizes perspectives of welfare: New Right, Middle Way, Social Democracy. This Chapter also describes the trend of the welfare expansion, symptom of the crisis of welfare state, and examines the previous researches on welfare contradiction. Chapter 3 is the main part of this thesis and classifies three kinds of welfare contradiction, that is, built-in-contradiction, institutional contradiction, managerial contradiction. And the classification corresponds to the actual cases as proofs. Firstly, built-in-contradiction includes the contradiction between accumulation and legitimation, the inherent contradiction in the welfare state, and accepts rational expectation hypothesis in welfare which means the clientele surpass welfare policy and make use of the welfare policy.
Secondly, institutional contradiction means that welfare finance is the key role in the establishment and the expansion of welfare institution. In other words, even though it is necessary to establish a new welfare institution or new programs, it is impossible to do it, if the finance is not supported. Another type of institutional contradiction is the conflict between traditional convention or institution and a newly-coming social phenomena. The final duty of the elderly support in Korea has been changed from family to state is a good example of the institutional contradiction. Thirdly, managerial contradiction includes two types: delivery system related to welfare and object groups related to the welfare policy. the former categories duplication, overlapping, welfare loss, and vicious circle of welfare. The latter consists of welfare fraud, welfare dependency, income reversal, side effect.
Chapter 4 deals with some kinds of policy suggestion, which means that because welfare contradiction is impossible to eradicate, the best way is for the welfare contradiction to be dormant. From this viewpoint, this thesis suggest the public welfare. It is deviated from traditional social welfare which means the state takes charge of the welfare burden. It is the corporation between private sector and public sector, which leads to welfare in life-world. The welfare in public sector includes five elements: firstly, the comprehensive welfare plan to realize welfare society and establishment of control tower. Secondly, introduction of the Welfare Cap implemented in the UK. Thirdly, survey of the upper minimum-guarantee class and criterion-resetting of who is the duty of the elderly support. Fourthly, getting rid of departmental curtain. And finally, the improvement of welfare delivery system and getting rid of funneling phenomena in the frontline. Chapter 5 is the Conclusion.
This thesis can contribute the theory-building of welfare contradiction happening in the stream of welfare policy in Korea, especially in the implementation process.