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Social policy and late-life happiness: the impact of the basic old-age pension on the happiness of older people in South Korea.
- Source :
- Quality in Ageing & Older Adults; 2018, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p3-13, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between social policy and late-life happiness by analyzing the impact of the basic old-age pension on the happiness of older people in South Korea.Design/methodology/approach People aged 65 and over selected from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing are analyzed in the study.Findings It shows that the association between the basic old-age pension and the happiness of older people is negative. This may be attributable to the frugality of the benefits and the side effects of the means test.Originality/value This implies that the relationship between social policy and late-life happiness is not linear but it is affected by the context of the policy. It suggests that changing the fundamental benefit system to be more progressive can be a more useful policy option to realize the initial policy goal for recipients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20441827
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Quality in Ageing & Older Adults
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128435527
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-09-2016-0039