A comparative study on asset-building policy diffusion in Korea and Taiwan.

A growing number of governments are adopting asset-based social policies to assist the poor, but how do such policies spread from one context to another? This article examines the spread of a policy concept – asset building – through analysis of policy diffusion, the process by which ideas that reach one place influence surrounding regions. Specifically, we trace this diffusion in two contexts (Korea and Taiwan) over time. In each case, asset-based research played a role in the development and diffusion of policy. These observations suggest pathways by which policy advocates and scholars can work with policymakers to help shape new asset-based policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]