Mehta Kalyani K, Briscoe Catherine
Department of Social Work and Psychology, National University of Singapore.
J Aging Soc Policy. 2004;16(1):89-112. doi: 10.1300/J031v16n01_05.
The authors compare policy approaches in the United Kingdom and Singapore on social care for older persons. The context of these approaches is discussed showing the development of policies, in each country from the aftermath of the Second World War to the present. Given that Singapore is a former British colony, it is of interest to scholars of social policy to examine its welfare approach as compared to the welfare state approach espoused by the United Kingdom. Both nations are faced with the challenges of an aging population, which necessitates handling similar problems with strategies that are in harmony with their respective economic, social, and cultural contexts. This paper considers their divergence of philosophies and policies, concluding with the recognition that the major difference lies in national and governmental expectations regarding the extent of the financial and regulatory responsibility for care for older people carried by the individual, the family, and the state.
作者比较了英国和新加坡在老年人社会护理方面的政策方法。文中讨论了这些方法的背景，展示了每个国家从第二次世界大战后到现在的政策发展情况。鉴于新加坡曾是英国殖民地，社会政策学者有兴趣将其福利方法与英国所支持的福利国家方法进行比较。两国都面临着人口老龄化的挑战，这就需要用与其各自经济、社会和文化背景相协调的策略来处理类似问题。本文探讨了它们在理念和政策上的差异，最后认识到主要差异在于国家和政府对个人、家庭及国家在照顾老年人方面的财务和监管责任范围所持的期望。
