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ERIA Research Project Report 2009 No. 9
 Social Protection in East Asia – Current State and Challenges
Edited by Mukul G. Asher, Sothea Oum and Friska Parulian

LIST OF PROJECT MEMBERS


PROFESSOR FUKUNARI KIMURA (PROJECT SUPERVISOR): Chief Economist,

Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Indonesia. Professor,
Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Japan.

 

PROF. MUKUL G. ASHER (PROJECT LEADER): Professor of Public Policy,

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

 

DR. SOTHEA OUM (PROJECT COORDINATOR): Associate Researcher,

Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Indonesia.

 

DR. FRISKA PARULIAN (PROJECT COORDINATOR) : Associate Researcher,

Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Indonesia.

 

DR. MASAYOSHI HAYASHI : Associate Professor,

School of International and Public Policy and Graduate School of Economics,
Hitotsubashi University, Japan.

 

DR. WANKYO CHUNG: Researcher Fellow,

Department of Public Economics & Social Development, Korea Development Institute.

 

DR. CHIA NGEE CHOON: Associate Professor,

Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of
Singapore, Singapore.

 

DR. HAJAH SAINAH BINTI HAJI SAIM: Senior Lecturer,

Department of Public Policy and Administration, Faculty of Business, Economics and
Policy Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

 

DR. ROBERT A. SIMANJUNTAK:Lecturer, Senior Lecturer,

Associate Professor, and Professor in Public Economics, Public and Regional Finance,
University of Indonesia, Indonesia.

 

DR. MULIADI WIDJAJA: Staff Expert,

Economics Graduate Program, University of Indonesia, Indonesia.

 

PROF. DR. ONG FON SIM: Professor,

Graduate School of Business, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia.

 

DR. TENGKU AIZAN BINTI TENGKU ABDUL HAMID : Associate Professor,

Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Faculty of Human Ecology,
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.

 

DR. ANICETO C. ORBETA, JR:: Senior Research Fellow,

Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Philippines.

 

DR. SRAWOOTH PAITOONPONG: Senior Research Specialist,

Human Resources and Social Development Program, Thailand Development Research
Institute (TDRI), Thailand.

 

DR. AMONTHEP CHAWLA: Research Specialist,

Macroeconomic Policy Program, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI),
Thailand.

 

DR. NIPANAN AKKARAKUL: Researcher,

Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), Thailand.

 

DR. GIANG THANH LONG: Lecturer,

Dept. of Macroeconomics & Director, Centre for Economic Analysis, Forecasting,
Training and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Economics,
National Economics University (NEU).

 

DR. VATHANA SANN: Deputy Secretary General,

Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Cambodia.

 

DR. ZHANG JUWEI: Professor and Deputy Director General ,

of the Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences (CASS), P. R. China.

 

MR. AZAD SINGH BALI:Research Associate,

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore,
Singapore.

 


 


CONTENTS

1.        Front cover


2.        Table of Contents


3.        List of Project Members


4.        Acknowledgement


5.        Chapter 1. Social Protection Systems in East Asia: An Overview and Reform Directions


6.        Chapter 2. Social Protection in Japan: Current State and Challenges


7.        Chapter 3. Social Protection in Korea: Current State and Challenges           


8.        Chapter 4. Social Protection in Singapore: Targeted Welfare and Asset-based Social Security


9.        Chapter 5. Social Protection in Brunei Darussalam – Current State and Challenges


10.      Chapter 6. Social Protection in Indonesia – How Far Have We Reached?


11.      Chapter 7. Social Protection in Malaysia – Current State and Challenges.Towards Practical and
            Sustainable Social Protection in East Asia: A Compassionate Community


12.      Chapter 8. Social Protection in Philippines: Current State and Challenges

13.      Chapter 9. Social Protection in Thailand – Current State and Challenges

14.      Chapter 10. Social Protection in Vietnam – Current State and Challenges

15.      Chapter 11. Social Protection in Cambodia: Toward Effective and Affordable Social Protection
            for the Poor and Vulnerable

16.      Chapter 12. Report on Social Protection in the Lao PDR

17.      Chapter 13. Social Protection in China: Current Status and Challenges

18.      Chapter 14. India’s Social Security System: An Assessment

19.      All Pages