Social Policies in an Age of Austerity: A Comparative Analysis of the US and Korea

서명/저자사항

Social Policies in an Age of Austerity: A Comparative Analysis of the US and Korea

개인저자

Scholz, John Karl | Lee, Sang-Hyop | Moon, Hyungpyo

형태사항

1 online resource (316 pages)

총서사항

KDI/EWC Series on Economic Policy

ISBN

9781784717575

주기사항

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- PART I Social and fiscal policy -- 1. Introduction and overview -- 2. Tax and spend: the interplay of fiscal and social policy -- 3. The social safety net in Korea: from welfare to workfare -- Part II Issues in labor market policy -- 4. Understanding differences in job growth in Europe, Canada and the United States: what went wrong in the United States? -- Part III Social insurance and policy effectiveness -- 5. The unsustainable rise of the disability rolls in the United States: causes, consequences and policy options -- 6. Expanding coverage of the National Pension in Korea: the effectiveness of the matching contribution subsidy -- Part IV Education policy effectiveness -- 7. Current themes in education policy in the United States -- 8. After-school classes in Korea: effects on the demand for private tutoring and academic performance -- Part V Issues in antipoverty programs -- 9. Recent developments in antipoverty policies in the United States -- 10. Korea's Basic Old-Age Pension and its poverty reduction effects -- 11. Effects of government subsidies on investment by small companies -- Index

주제어

Korea (South) -- Social policy. Social policy -- Cross-cultural studies. United States -- Social policy

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