Retirement, work and pensions in ageing Korea - Yang, Chae-jin.; Klassen, Thomas Richard, 1957-; T&F eBooks (London ; New York : Routledge, 2010)
1. Introduction : Population ageing and income security / Thomas R. Klassen and Jae-Jin Yang -- 2. Pathway to the Korean welfare state : From newly industrialized to an ageing tiger / Moo-Kwon Chung -- 3. South Korea's unique demography and social risks / Young Jun Choi -- 4. The emergence of a new labour market : the changing nature of work and retirement / Dong-Myeon Shin -- 5. The National Pension Scheme and the multi-pillar system of old-age income security in Korea / Soo Wan Kim -- 6. Korean Civil Service Pension : history and recent reform / Jun-Ho Bae -- 7. Building private and occupational pension schemes in Korea / Hanam Phang -- 8. Challenges to pension fund management : governance and investment strategy / Jongwook Won -- 9. Public pension schemes at a crossroads : rapid ageing but little room for reform / Suk-Myung Yn -- 10. Pension politics in Korea : social dialogue and the pension reform process / Hongwon Chung -- 11. The Korean experience in comparative perspective / Martin Hering -- 12. Conclusion : averting the expected catastrophe / Jae-Jin Yang and Thomas R. Klassen.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Keywords: Retirement -- Korea (South); Pensions -- Korea (South); Older people -- Korea (South) -- Economic conditions; Electronic books