Bücher der Reihe Routledge Studies in Social Welfare in Asia

This book examines the healthcare experience of the most developed countries in Asia (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore) and compares this with four of the most important health care systems in Europe (UK, France, Germany and Italy).

This book provides win-win strategies for social policies on the ground, as developed and put forward by the normative theoretical paradigm of Developmental Social Policy. Taking the state-of-the-art general development theory as a starting point of reference and discussion, it goes on to discuss in detail the key win-win strategies that form the basis and core of the DSP paradigm. It examines key related issues like the performance of provident fund systems, the performance of conditional cash transfer systems, universalism and extension in social security provision in the context of especially developing countries, and "non-economically targeted" social welfare benefits and services.

This book focuses on the experiences of East Asian countries where active aging has been implemented, and examines the impact this has had on rapidly aging societies. 'Active aging' offers a new social policy paradigm to redirect and innovate new social policies, particularly social services, social transfers, social regulations and laws, towards more investment in and support of the fast rising number of elderly citizens. It will appeal to students and scholars of social and public policy, social work, gerontology and health and social administration.