Social Expenditure in Taiwan (China)

Social expenditures in Taiwan (China) accelerated during recent decades, in accordance with economic development, social transformation, and democratization. Among the various categories of expenditure, education spending received the highest priority, and continues to do so up to this day. Furthermore, the government was able to match its human resource development targets, with the actual needs of the economy, while promoting competition among individuals for educational advancement. Spending on another priority area - social security - has risen gradually with social security programs, initially covering only a small targeted segment of the population, and then expanding to cover a wider cross-section of the society. Meanwhile, a comprehensive National Health Insurance (NHI) was introduced only a few years ago (in 1995). The hallmark of Taiwan (China's) approach to social policy has thus been gradualism. This aspect has helped it avoid fiscal crises, due to unsustainable social spending. However, democratization in recent years will likely accelerate such spending.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Chow, Peter C.Y.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2001-01
Subjects:	ACADEMIC YEAR, ADULT LITERACY, AGED, COLLEGE STUDENTS, COLLEGES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMPULSORY EDUCATION, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, DEATH RATE, DEMOCRATIZATION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMICS, ECONOMISTS, EDUCATION EXPENDITURES, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT, EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATIONAL REFORM, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, EDUCATORS, ELDERLY PEOPLE, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENROLLMENT RATE, ENROLLMENT RATES, EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION, EXPENDITURES, FAMILIES, FAMILY SUPPORT, FEMALE STUDENTS, FORMAL EDUCATION, GENDER GAP, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH INSURANCE, HOUSING, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INFANT MORTALITY, INSURANCE SYSTEMS, KINDERGARTEN, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LEARNING, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIFTING, LITERACY RATE, MEDICAL CARE, MORTALITY, MOTIVATION, NET ENROLLMENT, NURSERY SCHOOL, OCCUPATIONS, PAPERS, PARENTS, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRESCHOOL EDUCATION, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRINTING, PRIVATE EDUCATION, PRIVATE SCHOOLING, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SECTOR, QUALITY EDUCATION, RATES OF RETURN, RETIREMENT, RURAL AREAS, SCHOOL FACILITIES, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL WELFARE, SPECIAL EDUCATION, STUDENT ENROLLMENT, TEACHERS, TEXTBOOKS, TUITION FEES, TUTORING, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNIVERSITIES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/01/1570667/social-expenditure-taiwan-china https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13972
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