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

Contributor(s): Yang, Chae-jin | Klassen, Thomas Richard, 1957-.
Series: Routledge advances in Korean studies: 18.Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 192 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780203860182 (ebk : PDF).Subject(s): Retirement -- Korea (South) | Pensions -- Korea (South) | Older people -- Korea (South) -- Economic conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No title; No titleDDC classification: 331.252095195 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. Introduction : Population ageing and income security / Thomas R. Klassen and Jae-Jin Yang -- 2. Pathway to the Korean welfare state : From newly industrialized to an ageing tiger / Moo-Kwon Chung -- 3. South Korea's unique demography and social risks / Young Jun Choi -- 4. The emergence of a new labour market : the changing nature of work and retirement / Dong-Myeon Shin -- 5. The National Pension Scheme and the multi-pillar system of old-age income security in Korea / Soo Wan Kim -- 6. Korean Civil Service Pension : history and recent reform / Jun-Ho Bae -- 7. Building private and occupational pension schemes in Korea / Hanam Phang -- 8. Challenges to pension fund management : governance and investment strategy / Jongwook Won -- 9. Public pension schemes at a crossroads : rapid ageing but little room for reform / Suk-Myung Yn -- 10. Pension politics in Korea : social dialogue and the pension reform process / Hongwon Chung -- 11. The Korean experience in comparative perspective / Martin Hering -- 12. Conclusion : averting the expected catastrophe / Jae-Jin Yang and Thomas R. Klassen.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction : Population ageing and income security / Thomas R. Klassen and Jae-Jin Yang -- 2. Pathway to the Korean welfare state : From newly industrialized to an ageing tiger / Moo-Kwon Chung -- 3. South Korea's unique demography and social risks / Young Jun Choi -- 4. The emergence of a new labour market : the changing nature of work and retirement / Dong-Myeon Shin -- 5. The National Pension Scheme and the multi-pillar system of old-age income security in Korea / Soo Wan Kim -- 6. Korean Civil Service Pension : history and recent reform / Jun-Ho Bae -- 7. Building private and occupational pension schemes in Korea / Hanam Phang -- 8. Challenges to pension fund management : governance and investment strategy / Jongwook Won -- 9. Public pension schemes at a crossroads : rapid ageing but little room for reform / Suk-Myung Yn -- 10. Pension politics in Korea : social dialogue and the pension reform process / Hongwon Chung -- 11. The Korean experience in comparative perspective / Martin Hering -- 12. Conclusion : averting the expected catastrophe / Jae-Jin Yang and Thomas R. Klassen.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.