Contributors

Preface

Introduction and Overview (Lee-Jay Cho and Sang-Hyop Lee)

Part Ⅰ. A New Paradigm for Social Welfare
1. The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the United Kingdom (Meghnad Desai)
　 Introduction
　 The British Welfare State
　 The Quest for a New Welfare State
　 Conclusion 21
2. Welfare Reform in the United States (Robert Haveman and John Karl Scholz)
　 The Structure of the Social Safety Net in the United States Prior to Reform
　 The Reform of Safety Net Policy in the 1990s
　 The 1996 Welfare Reform Act (PRWORA/TANF)
　 Making Work Pay: The Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit
　 Is the U.S. System of EITC and TANF a Model for Other Nations?
3. Productive Welfare: Welfare of Korea (Woo Hyun Cho)
　 Introduction
　 Productive Welfare: Concept, Context, and Vision
　 Social Assistance System
　 Labor Market Policies
　 Social Insurance System
　 Direct Market Intervention versus Indirect Subsidy
　 Concluding Remarks
　 COMMENTS

Part Ⅱ. Labor Market Policy
4. Overcoming Labor Market Challenges in the U.S.A. (Alejandra Cox Edwards)
　 Introduction
　 Implications of Labor Market Challenges on Economic Growth and Social Welfare
　 Balance of Labor Market Flexibility and Social Protection
　 Policy Measures Taken to Overcome Labor Market Challenges
　 Effectiveness of Government Training Programs: Importance of Evaluation Efforts
　 Suggestions for Experience Sharing
5. Labor Market Changes in Korea since the 1997 Crisis (Dae Il Kim and Gyeongjoon Yoo)
　 Introduction
　 Policy Responses to the Crisis and the Environment
　 Changes in the Labor Market
　 Nature of Job Growth and Unemployment Revisited
　 Labor Demand and Unions
　 Concluding Remarks: Lessons and Remaining Issues
　 Data Appendix
　 COMMENTS

Part Ⅲ. Pension Reform
6. Aging and Old-Age Support Systems: Issues and Reforms (Sang-Hyop Lee and Andrew Mason)
　 Old-Age Support Systems
　 Family Support Systems
　 Labor and Retirement Policies
　 Saving and Old-Age Support
　 The U.S. Support System
　 Conclusion 222
7. The Korean Pension System: Current State and Tasks Ahead (Hyungpyo Moon and Youngsun Koh)
　 Introduction
　 Current State and Problems of the Old-Age Income Security System
　 Tasks for Reform of the Old-Age Income Security System
　 Conclusion
　 COMMENTS

Part IV. Health Care Reform
8. Public Policy and Health Care Expenditures (Sean Nicholson and Barbara Wolfe)
　 Introduction
　 Expenditures and Growth in Expenditures
　 Market Failures
　 Growth in U.S. Expenditures: The Tie to Insurance Coverage
　 International Differences in Health Policies
　 Pros and Cons of Medical Savings Accounts
　 Reimbursement Reform in the U.S. Medicare Program
　 U.S. Managed Care: Supply-Side Controls on Utilization of Medical Services
　 Defined Contribution Insurance: The Future of Health Insurance?
9. Containing Health Care Expenditures in Korea: Issues and Strategies (Hyehoon Lee)
　 Introduction
　 Health Care Expenditures in Korea
　 Analyzing Components of Health Care Expenditures in Korea
　 Main Reasons behind Rising Health Expenditures in Korea
　 Policy Measures to Contain Health Expenditures in Korea
　 Concluding Remarks
　 COMMENTS

Part V. Major Findings and Policy Implications
　 COMMENTS