Social Security in Aging Asia

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Summary of this issue

 Asian emerging-market economies are quickly adopting modern institutions such as a pension system and other social security programs. They face new challenges as their once high economic growth rates are coming down and their societies are aging quickly. The lessons from Japan, which is at the frontier of the global “aging society” trend, should be learnt carefully by those countries. This issue sheds light on questions and problems related to social security.

Articles in this issue

Editors’ Overview
　Takatoshi ITO (Columbia University)
　Kazumasa IWATA (Japan Center for Economic Research)
　Colin MCKENZIE (Keio University)
　Shujiro URATA (Waseda University)

Population Aging and Social Security in Asia
　Rafal CHOMIK (University of New South Wales)
　John PIGGOTT (University of New South Wales)

Public Pension Programs in Southeast Asia: An Assessment
　Mukul ASHER (National University of Singapore)
　Azad Singh BALI (Murdoch University)

The Social Protection System in Ageing China
　Fang CAI (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
　Yang DU (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

Public Pension Fund Management: Best Practice and International Experience
　Andrew ROZANOV (The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House))

How does the Price Regulation Policy Impact on Patient–Nurse Ratios and the Length of Hospital Stays in Japanese Hospitals?
　Haruko NOGUCHI (Waseda University)