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A Comparative Study on Unemployment Insurance, Social Assistance and ALMP in OECD Countries (실업안전망 국제비교연구: 실업보험, 사회부조, 적극적노동시장정책의 제도조합과 유형화)

  • Lee, Sophia Seung-yoon
    • 한국사회정책
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.345-375
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    • 2018
  • This study examines labour market and unemployment protection policies as a configuration in 12 OECD countries in order to investigate how countries from different regime conform to or diverse from previous welfare state regime discussion, and to examine its relationship with poverty and inequality. In analyzing the combination of the unemployment insurance, the unemployment assistance, and active labour market policy, firstly, fuzzy scores of unemployment insurance was calculated by analyzing the strictness of eligibility, duration of benefit and the generosity of income replacement rate. For unemployment assistance, the ratio of public assistance expenditure to the GDP in each country and the ratio of unemployment benefit level to the average wage in each country have been considered. As for the active labour market policy, the total expenditure per GDP of this policy was converted into fuzzy points and analyzed. As a result, 5 types in 2005 and 6 types in 2010 were generated. Specifically, 'assistance type(iAp)', 'insurance type (Iap)', 'comprehensive safety net type (IAP)', 'weak safety net type(iap)' were analyzed. This paper suggested policy implication for South Korean case, which consistently had high score for weak safety net type(iap).

Social Safety Net U-119 System in Ubiquitous Environment (유비쿼터스 환경의 사회안전망 시스템 U-119)

  • Chai, Seung-Gi;Ko, Jin-Ho;Hwang, Jae-Dong;Kim, Ki-Ryoung
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.837-840
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    • 2007
  • 사회가 고령화, 초핵가족화 및 재난취약계층이 늘어나면서 요구호자에 대한 고품질 맞춤형서비스가 필요하게 되었다. 본 논문에서는 소방방재청의 24*365 긴급대응서비스에 IT첨단기술, 바이오 의료기술을 접목하여 언제 어디서나 고품격 맞춤형 서비스를 제공할 수 있는 U-119시스템 개념, 구축사례 및 발전방향에 대해 제시하고자 한다.

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The Family Policy of the Lee administration from the Social Investment Perspective : contents analysis and policy implication (사회투자론적 관점에서 본 새 정부의 가정정책 : 분석과 과제)

  • Sung, Mi-Ai;Song, Hye-Rim
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze and assess the family policy of the Lee administration and to suggest agendas for sustainable future family policy. Traditionally, families are a unique unit of production and reproduction of family members and social laborers. In addition, families are the social safety net help people survive in a society. Therefore, family policies play an important role in contemporary society. In this context, we review the literature related to family and social policy, and the contents of Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, which is the main authority in Korea. The results are as follow: Firstly, the Lee administration ignored the data showing that family policy should be a unique policy, and not a sub-division of welfare policy. Secondly, there is no difference between the active welfare policy of the Lee administration and policies of past administrations. Finally, this study suggests that subjects of future oriented family policy should focus on co-developing programs for the individual, family, and society, to develop problem-prevention and family needs- ordered policy, and to make integrated family policy through laws and delivery systems such as Healthy Family Centers.

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Toward A New Scheme for Unemployment Protection - UI Benefit vs. Self-insurance Through Borrowings - (실업자 보호정책의 개편 방향: 실업급여와 연금 통합을 중심으로)

  • Yun, Jungyoll
    • Journal of Labour Economics
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.77-105
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    • 2004
  • Given the limitations of UI benefit and self-insurance through precautionary savings, this paper suggests a new scheme of income support for the unemployed, which offers unemployed workers not only UI benefit but also borrowings from their future pension incomes. Allowing individuals to have effective self-insurance through pension- borrowing, this scheme provides them with consumption-smoothing and reduction in risk burden while maintaining search incentives of the unemployed. Simulation study based upon household panel data in Korea suggests that a heavy reliance should be set upon self-insurance through pension-borrowings rather than upon UI benefit, even for the low-income individuals who are subsidized under UI system. This result provides us with insightful implications for a social safety net in (fast-growing) developing countries, where people cannot afford a good amount of UI benefit or of precautionary savings against unemployment although they expect their incomes to be much higher in the future. Indeed, it is consumption-smoothing effect of self-insurance through pension- borrowings, as well as its incentive-maintaining effect, that makes it a promising alternative of social safety net in developing countries.

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A Study on Policies and Practices for Family Value (가족가치확산을 위한 정책과제와 대안)

  • Jeong, Young-Keum
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.73-92
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    • 2015
  • This study is to review the policy objective of the spread of family value in 2nd Family Policy 2011-2015. The spread of family value is newly adapted sphere in 2nd Family Policy. But this policy objective is not clear, diverse or comprehensive. So, this study attempts to examine two questions: what is the family value in healthy family policy? How this objective is reflected to policy services. Because families are shaped by changes in social norm or trend, this study examined the changing demographics of family affect to family value. And the meaning of family value and the viewpoints are clarified. Last, for the extend of this policy objective, this study suggests to reach consensus on future family in Korean society, to emphasize function of family as social safety net.

Why are Cleaning Workers Precarious? - Subcontracted Female Cleaning Labour and Fictional Korean Social Protection (청소노동자는 왜 불안정(precarious)한가? -하청 여성 청소노동과 한국 사회안전망의 허구성)

  • Lee, Sophia Seung-yoon;Seo, Hyojin;Park, Koeun
    • Korean Journal of Labor Studies
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.247-291
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    • 2018
  • This study investigates the employment structure and the social safety net experience of the subcontracting cleaning workers in Korea, who have been main targets of the labor outsourcing despite the necessity and permanence of their labour. This study specifically focuses on the fact that these subcontracting cleaning workers are mostly female and in their old age, and analyzes how the combination of their age, gender, and employment structure leads to the (mis)match with the Korean social security system. Case study with in-dept interview method has been conducted to the old-aged female subcontracting cleaning workers in Korea. The result of this study is as follows. It was the income insecurity that led them to (re)enter the labour market, and the cleaning work was the almost the only wage work they could do considering their age and gender. Cleaning workers are mostly employed in the subcontracting company, and thus their labour contracts depend on the business contract period between the original and subcontracting company. Consequently, their employment relationship is mostly insecure unless they are guaranteed employment succession through the collective agreement of trade union. Moreover, it has been discovered that the employment insecurity due to the indirect employment relationship led to the poor labour conditions, low wage, and the exclusion from the social safety net.

A Study on the Business Feasibility of Marine Leisure Ship

  • Jung-Suk Choi;Kyoung-Hoon Choi
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.288-295
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    • 2023
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of the new marine leisure ships. In order to achieve the research purpose, the cost and income were calculated based on the operating of other marine leisure ships, and the feasibility of the project was empirically analyzed. This study established a research model that applies the values derived by empirically analyzing ships with similar specifications, to the new marine leisure ships. We then calculated the cost-benefit analysis, net present value, and internal return, and evaluated the feasibility of the project based on this. As a result of the business feasibility analysis of investing in marine leisure ship, it was found that economic feasibility exists with a B/C of 1.042 and 1.049 for new and secondhand ships, respectively; however, considering the stability of the ship and the publicity and continuity of the business operation, it is recommended to invest in new ships compared to secondhand ships. The total benefit over the 10-year operating period using a social discount rate of 4.5% was evaluated to be about KRW 292.0 billion, which is higher than the total cost of KRW 256.6 billion. In conclusion, the profitability analysis showed that the B/C was 1.042, the NPV was KRW 193 billion, and the IRR was 2.1%, which indicates that profitability is weakly secured.

COVID-19 and Social Enterprise in Korea: Achievements and Future Directions (COVID-19과 한국의 사회적경제: 성과와 미래 과제)

  • Cho, Young-bohk
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.265-273
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this study is to take a look the situation of social enterprises under CIVID-19 Pandemic and to suggest future directions. The COVID-19 pandemic which started at the end of 2019, has influenced the various areas of our society, such as health, economic, social and networking. The virus is spread through human respiratory, and it is working as a disability factor in human focused social economy. Under the COVID-19 pandemic situation, Social entrepreneurs are being constrained in financial aspects. In the process of continuing pandemic, the size of the social economy has been expanded and cleaning & health businesses are showing economic performance. This is to tell the fact that social economy is solving COVID-19 issues based on a reciprocity and solidarity. To create a sustainable ecosystem for the social economy, we should select and promote universal and concrete future directions at the economic and social safety net building level rather than to respond to COVID-19.

Role of Police for Enhancement of Elderly Safety (노인안전 강화를 위한 경찰의 역할)

  • Cha, Min-Kyu;Kwack, Dae-Gyung
    • Korean Security Journal
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    • no.41
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    • pp.387-408
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    • 2014
  • South Korea already became an aging society, and is now in the process of becoming an aged society. With increasing elderly population, elderly safety issues such as traffic accidents and elderly suicides are becoming important problems. Elderly victimization are increasing, and elderly safety accident is also becoming an imporotant social problem. The police is doing various activities for elderly safety. The police is conducting programs for the elderly, such as a prevention program for fraud against elderly, and safety checks and traffic safety education for preventing elderly traffic accidents. Also, there's a program of providing regular visits for a lone elderly, expansion of CCTV network and fingerprint registration to prevent elderlies with Alzheimer's disease going missing. However, these programs are not done on a national scale, but rather limited to local police stations. The purpose of this study is to seek police roles for enhancing elderly safety, due to lack of police activity in this area. Recommendation for police roles in enhancing elderly safety is to first conduct routine crackdowns on fraud against elderly and also conduct education programs for preventing fraud. Also, crimes such as elderly abuse is lead by elderly protection agencies, but considering elderly abuse is a crime, the police should take a leading role. Also, to prevent elderly suicide, meticulous management of elderlies with high suicide risk is necessary, and elderly protection areas should be designated to prevent traffic accidents. Also, elderlies should be induced to turn in their driver's license. To conduct these matters of elderly safety, an organization exclusively charged with elderly safety is necessary. Elderly safety is a broad concept, and since police alone cannot handle the task of ensuring elderly safety, the police should take on a leading role in cooperative efforts with various institutions of the government, non-profit organizations and the community to establish a social saftey net for elderly safety.

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Estimation of Fund Raising for Requirement to Maintain Social Insurances of Non-regular Construction Workers and Political Measures (건설일용직 노동자의 사회보험 의무가입을 위한 기금확충 규모 추계와 정책적 과제)

  • Lim, Woontaek;Lee, Seo-Hyeong
    • Korean Journal of Labor Studies
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.197-227
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    • 2018
  • This article aims to analyze some conditions for the reinforcing social security rights of atypical construction workers, and their socio-economical effects, and furthermore, to explore political measures for compliance with obligation of the four basic social insurances. Although the construction industry is one of the pivotal industry sectors, which contributes to the economic development, it is a typical industry sector, half of whose manpower is atypical and irregular. This kind of reality results especially from its own sectoral features and employment structure. We will argue that our society needs political measures for compliance with obligation of the basic social insurances for the construction workers, and it would help the reinforcing social safety net of the precarious construction workers, and furthermore enhancing competition in the construction industry. For this purpose, we will suggest concrete conditions for compliance with obligation of the basic social insurances and prove its positive socio-economic effects. In the end, we will propose some detailed measures like direct construction, introduction of the prevailing wage, etc. for this politic approach.