Comparative Study on the Workfare Policy among the East Asian Countries

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K02200
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 08020:Social welfare-related
• Research Institution: Bukkyo University
• Principal Investigator: PARK KWANGJOON 佛教大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (30351307)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 東アジア比較研究 / 就労型貧困政策 / 扶貧政策 / 比較社会政策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study is a comparative study among the East Asian countries (Japan, China, and South Korea) to clarify the content, results, and issues of "employment-based poverty policies". Although the research was delayed from the plan due to the impact of COVID-19, as far as South Korea's employment-based poverty policy is concerned nine times surveys and expert interviews were conducted from 2022 to grasp the full picture of the policy. Regarding China's "poverty alleviation policy," which is an employment-based poverty policy, the historical development process and content, changes in poverty rates since the 1990s, and policy evaluation indicators were clarified.
As a result of the research, in 2020, a solo author, "Poverty Policy of the Joseon Dynasty: From a Comparative Perspective of Japan, China, and South Korea" (Akashi Shoten), and in 2023, a co-authored author, "Philosophy of Coexistence: Aiming for a Caring Society No One Left Behind" (Akashi Shoten), were published.

Free Research Field

社会福祉学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

研究成果の学術的意義は、学術情報の共有という側面と研究方法の発展という2つの側面から見ることができる。日本の貧困政策に比べて挑戦的性格が強く、したがって変化に富む中国・韓国の貧困政策の傾向や成果に関する学術情報は日本の社会政策研究に示唆することが多い。また、少子高齢化や経済発展、福祉発展の異なる段階にある東アジア三国の比較研究のモデルを提供するということで、比較研究方法の開発にも貢献するものがある。
社会的意義としては、日本の貧困政策の基盤をなす強い労働倫理と自己責任主義の風土が中国・韓国の社会風土とはどう異なるのかについての判断材料を社会構成員に提供するということが挙げられる。