From transfer to social service: a new emphasis on social policies for the aged in Japan

Article Abstract:

Japan's Gold Plan, aiming to provide care service for the aged, is causing institutional ambiguities and functional confusion in the service delivery system and regional disparity in the level of service provided. The program also fails to avoid the division between social welfare and medical services. These problems arise due to the patchwork character of the plan and the low-cost strategy. Although a public care service insurance scheme can resolve the confusion, the problem of regional disparity will remain, leading to the emergence of a competitive market for social service.

Author: Kimura, Takeshi
Publisher: Haworth Press, Inc.
Publication Name: Journal of Aging & Social Policy
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0895-9420
Year: 1996
Elderly, Japan, Services, Social policy

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Gradual retirement in Germany

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Gradual transition from employment to retirement did not work for Germany which, in 1996, enacted a law that allowed such transition by permitting employees who are at least 55 years old to shift from full-time to part-time work and to discourage early retirement. Since most older employees were not quite prepared to shift to part-time work and that employers failed to offer attractive part-time work opportunities, the new legislation's chance of success was indeed very slim.

Author: Naegele, Gerhard
Publisher: Haworth Press, Inc.
Publication Name: Journal of Aging & Social Policy
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0895-9420
Year: 1999
Laws, regulations and rules, Germany, Employment, Elderly workers, Retirement, Early retirement

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