Collaborative Governance in Welfare Service in Korea

Governance in Korea2013-1st semester

April 1, 2013

Organized by Saori Kakihara

Aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need: poor, elderly, students, people with disabilities, unemployed, injured, and sick.

Social welfare programs are undertaken by governments as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Social Welfare payment and services are typically provided at the expense of taxpayers.

What is Welfare?

Welfare in Korea – Vision & Missions

Healthcare Insurance Health Promotion Livelihood Security Basic Old-Age Pension National Pension System Low Fertility and Aging Society Social Services Elderly Persons with Disabilities Children Childcare Poor

Korean Welfare Policies

Current Korean Welfare Policies

Goals and Strategies of Social Services

Governments became more responsible for ensuring the quality and accountability of their decision making process. Many local welfare agencies now implement ways to work more effectively with other public and nonprofit or private agencies.

Hierarchy Network

Decentralization. Building a local welfare system,

or community-based welfare system.

For-profit sectors Example: Community Welfare Council (CWC)

Traditionally, welfare service delivery in Korea has been conducted by central government, local governments, and hospitals.

CWC (Community Welfare Council) was designed to provide local welfare planning, discuss welfare service provision, link welfare and public health services, and recommend alternatives through monitoring the program.

Community Welfare Council

Local Welfare Service in Korea

Many local welfare agencies explore ways to work more effectively with other public and nonprofit or private agencies in order to meet the demands for welfare system.

Multiple organizations have different goals, rules, and administrative processes.

In the network perspective, collaboration is improved by flexibility in program design that enable the partners to adapt to changing environments.

Collaborative Governance in Local Welfare Service

Which welfare systems have improved in your country over past 10 years?

How?

Which welfare system is still a critical issue in your country?

Why?

Thank you!

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