Retirement, work and pensions in ageing Korea / / edited by Jae-jin Yang and Thomas R. Klassen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792460803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-135-27273-5; 1-135-27274-3; 1-282-57201-6; 9786612572012; 0-203-86018-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Collana: Routledge advances in Korean studies ; ; 18
• Altri autori (Persone): KlassenThomas Richard <1957->; YangChae-jin
• Disciplina: 331.252095195; 361.61095195
• Soggetti: Retirement - Korea (South); Pensions - Korea (South); Older people - Korea (South) - Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Population ageing and income security; 2 Pathway to the Korean welfare state: From newly industrialized to an ageing tiger; 3 South Korea's unique demography and social risks; 4 The emergence of a new labour market: The changing nature of work and retirement; 5 The National Pension Scheme and the multi-pillar system of old-age income security in Korea; 6 Korean Civil Service Pension: History and recent reform; 7 Building private and occupational pension schemes in Korea; 8 Challenges to pension fund management: Governance and investment strategy9 Public pension schemes at a crossroads: Rapid ageing but little room for reform; 10 Pension politics in Korea: Social dialogue and the pension reform process; 11 The Korean experience in comparative perspective; 12 Conclusion: Averting the expected catastrophe; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Even among the four Asian tigers, with their economic miracles during the past several decades that allowed them to join the ranks of the developed nations, South Korea is extraordinary. As significant as its economic progress, from a dirt poor and devastated nation in the 1960s, is South Korea's emerging welfare state. Although established in a short time, and still immature in some aspects, its unique East-Asian model now faces a population that is aging at an unprecedented rate. This book introduces readers to the impact of demographic changes in Korea, particularly the impact of