The Korean Welfare State
Social Investment in an Aging Society
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 22 April 2024
- ISBN 9780197644928
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages240 pages
- Size 226x163x33 mm
- Weight 476 g
- Language English 556
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Short description:
This book examines the evolution of the Korean welfare state over the last several decades and the challenges it currently faces as a rapidly aging society. Since the turn of the 21st century, the Korean welfare state along with the economy has rapidly matured, increasing both the scope of social welfare coverage and the fiscal capacity to pay for these benefits.
MoreLong description:
The birth and remarkable expansion of Korean social welfare policy over the last several decades has taken place amidst the socio-economic burdens of a rapidly aging society. This book surveys these developments through the analytic lens of the Social Investment State, under which contemporary policies have altered the essential character of the 20th century welfare states, which had provided a counterforce to capitalism. In contrast, the Social Investment State is seen as backing policies designed to advance capitalism by promoting labor force participation, the growth of human capital, individual responsibility and economic development. In examining the modern context and development of the Korean welfare state, this book is divided into three sections that focus on the socio-political evolution, the core policies of the Korean welfare state, and the contemporary policy challenges of Korea's aging society. The first section traces the socio-political evolution of the Korean welfare state over the last three decades. The second section surveys the core policies of the Korean welfare state. The third section explores several key policy challenges encountered by the Korean approach to social investment as it seeks to address the demands of social protection in a rapidly aging society. The volume concludes with a postscript that reviews the contemporary Korean discourse, which goes beyond the social investment state to the political interests in a universal basic income policy.
MoreTable of Contents:
Introduction
Part I Evolution of Korean Social Policy:
1.Development Trajectory and Future Directions of the Korean Welfare State
Eugene Yeo
2. The Inclusive Welfare State In Korea
Heung-Seek Cho
3. Welfarenomics: Inclusive Capitalism
Sang-Mok Suh
Part II The Policy Pillars of the Welfare State
4. Income Security System in Korea
Kyungbae Chung
5. National Health Insurance
Hyoung-Sun Jeong
Part III Policy Challenges of A Rapidly Aging Society
6. Long-Term Care: Experience and Challenges
Jaeeun Seok
7. Inclusive Community Care Policies in Korea
Yeong-shin Jang
8. Filial Piety: Continuity and Change
Kyu Taik Sung
9. Confident Aging: A Solution for Longevity with Dignity
Sang Chul Park
Postscript
Korean Social Policy Debate on Universal Basic Income
