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Care regimes and responses: East Asian experiences compared
- Authors:
- CHAN Raymond K. H., SOMA Naoko, YAMASHITA Junko
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, 27(2), June 2011, pp.175-186.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This concluding paper provides a review of the papers in this journal special issue which focuses on the changing care regimes for children and older people in the East Asian societies of China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It argues that the 5 Asian societies exhibit similar demographic trends and political forces, which have presented similar challenges to their care systems. Various care regimes and arrangements have been initiated to tackle these recent challenges. The family retains its significant role in all these societies, with the care burden increasingly being shared by other sectors, especially the state. While the state primarily provides funding, community and market sectors are playing a more significant role in the provision of services. The details of the reconstituted care regimes and the redistribution of roles and burdens will remain different in each of these societies, reflecting their institutional legacy, their ideological commitment to state or market, and their range of alternatives to state provision.
Comparative framework for care regime analysis in East Asia
- Authors:
- SOMA Naoko, YAMASHITA Junko, CHAN Raymond K. H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, 27(2), June 2011, pp.111-121.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper provides an introduction to this journal special issue which focuses on the changing care regimes for children and older people in the East Asian societies of China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. As a result of dramatic changes in family structures and behaviours in each society, determining the best methods of providing social care services to older people and children has recently become a focus of attention. Each paper in this special issue focuses on one of the societies, addressing the impact of demographic trends on the care regimes. A concluding paper then highlights the similarities and differences among these societies. The purpose of this introductory chapter is to map the demographic shifts and the changing profile of the family in each society, and to present a framework for the analysis of the provision and financing of both elder and child care.
Patterns and paths of child care and elder care in Hong Kong
- Author:
- CHAN Raymond K. H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, 27(2), June 2011, pp.155-164.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Like other developed Asian societies, Hong Kong has experienced dramatic demographic changes since the 1980s. These include a rapidly declining birth rate, an upsurge in the number of senior citizens, and increased female participation in the labour force. This article discusses the impact these changes have had on provisions and strategies for child care and elder care services. It shows that families continue to shoulder the most important roles and burdens of caring for children and elderly. However there have been incremental shifts in care provision during the past 4 decades leading to an increase and consolidation of government engagement, which has led to the socialisation of caring roles. The number of government-subsidised caregiving services sponsored by non-governmental organisations has grown since the 1970s. In addition, the private sector is also playing a more influential role in the provision of residential care services for the elderly.