A Comparative Study of Care Regime and Social Integration in East Asia

本研究旨在为中国、韩国、日本、台湾和香港等东亚社会的照护制度发展一个更具实证基础的框架和客观指标，以作比较分析。通过对四个部门(福利国家、市场、家庭和第三部门)在提供和资助社会护理(包括老年人和儿童护理)方面的比较分析，阐明了这些相似和不同之处。这项研究调查了影响护理制度变化的社会、政治和经济因素，并确定了社会护理政策制定的议程。

The aims of this research are to develop a more empirically based framework and objective indicators for comparative analyses of care regimes in the East Asian societies of China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The similarities and differences are clarified through comparative analyses on how four sectors(welfare state, market, family, and third sector) play roles on provision and financing of social care(both elderly and child care). The study investigates social, political and economic factors affecting the changing care regimes, and identifies agenda for the policy development on social care.