Comparative Study on Employment Policy and Social Security in late-coming welfare states

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730475
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Tokyo Keizai University
• Principal Investigator: KIM Sung-won 東京経済大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (20451875)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 後発福祉国家 / 雇用保障 / 社会保障 / 東アジア / 日本 / 韓国 / 中国

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, in order to have an overall view of welfare states, taking into account employment policy and social security policies, we conducted a comparative analysis of welfare states mainly in East Asian areas and countries. In particular, we detailed the present and historical situations in Japan, Korea, and China as examples of late-coming welfare states and drew comparisons with early-coming welfare sates in Western European countries. Our comparative analysis also identified the similarities and differences between late-coming welfare states.
We therefore succeeded in establishing a theoretical viewpoint to comprehend those late-coming welfare states that attracted little attention in the traditional field of comparative study on welfare states. We also suggested practical policy recommendations for institutional reforms in these areas and countries.

Free Research Field

福祉社会学，比較福祉国家論