Ch. 1. Introduction 1
A.. Research Background 3
B. Research Purpose and Scope 6
C. Research Method and Structure 7
Ch. 2. A Need for Individualized Social Services for the Elderly 11
A.. Why Do We Need Individualized Services 13
B. Elderly Welfare Plans 15
C. The Arrival of an Aging Society 30
Ch. 3. Analysis of the Elderly Welfare Policy in Daegu 43
A.. General State 45
B. The Infrastructure 48
C. The Characteristics and Needs of the Elderly 56
D. The Current State of the Provision of Elderly Social Services 70
E. The Outcome and Limitations of Daegu Elderly Welfare Policy 92
Ch. 4. Comparative Study on Local Governments' Elderly Welfare Policies 103
A.. Policy Environment for Local Governments and the Comparative Analysis of Recent Policy Outcomes 105
B. Results of the Analysis on Local Governments' Elderly Welfare Policies by Sector 117
C. Implications of the Case Studies 134
Ch. 5. Case Studies of Overseas Elderly Welfare Policies 143
A.. Japan 145
B. The U.S.A.. 155
C. Senior-Friendly Cities of the WHO 163
D. Policy Implications of the Overseas Cases 172
Ch. 6. Deagu's Elderly Welfare Policy Vision and Stragegies 177
A. Principles and Directions of Deagu's Elderly Welfare Policy 179
B. Daegu's Elderly Welfare Vision, Goals, and Strategies 180
C. Policy Tasks under the Strategies 182
Ch. 7. Implementation Plans and Budgets for Strategies 191
A.. Strategy 1: Establishment of the Daegu Elderly Care System 193
B. Strategy 2: Productive, Active Aging 226
C. Strategy 3: Setting Up Senior-Friendly Environment 255
D. Strategy 4: Establishing a Governance System for Evidence-Based Policy-Making 278
E. Budgets 291
Ch. 8. Conclusion and Policy Suggestions 295
A.. Conclusion 297
B. Policy Suggestions 305
References 311
Appendices 317