Ageing in East Asia

Challenges and Policies for the Twenty-First Century
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-45465-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Comparative Development and Policy in Asia

Ageing populations present considerable challenges to welfare states internationally, and East Asia is no exception. Demographics show that countries in East Asia either have the highest proportion of older people, or the speed at which their population is ageing is faster than anywhere else in the world. This book explores the causes and trends of population ageing in eight countries, and discusses the challenges and impacts of population ageing on public policies. East Asian countries have developed new policies to meet older people’s needs – across health, social care, income maintenance, employment and housing.

Ageing in East Asia provides the first comprehensive introduction to ageing policies in East Asian countries. The book:

- explores causes and trends of population ageing

- discusses the challenges and impacts of population ageing on public policies

- examines the important strategic and theoretical policy contexts of ageing policies in East Asian countries

- covers eight East Asian countries in dedicated chapters: examining Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

This volume brings East Asian countries clearly into focus, and illuminates the state of welfare development internationally. It provides an important resource for lecturers, students, researchers and policy makers with interest in East Asia, older people and welfare policy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fu, Tsung-Hsi

Hughes, Rhidian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Challenges to Population Ageing in East Asia 2. Perspectives on Ageing in East Asia: The Embeddedness of Institutions 3. Older People’s Income Security in China: The Challenges of Population Ageing 4. Ageing in Japan: Family Changes and Policy Developments 5. Old-Age Security in Korea: The Strengthened Role of the State? 6. Population Ageing and Social Policy in Taiwan 7. Retirement Income Protection in Hong Kong 8. Ageing in Singapore: Policy Challenges and Innovations 9. Ageing in Malaysia: Progress and Prospects 10. Ageing in Thailand: Challenges and Policy Responses. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Tsung-hsi Fu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work, National Taiwan Univerity.
Rhidian Hughesis Visiting Senior Lecturer at King’s College, London.