The study is aimed to come up with policies so as to effectively respond to low fertility rates by contemplating the recent trends in births as well as the achievements of the four East Asian countries related to family issues and female employment and reviewing the current status of family policies and related current issues
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Contents
Summary 1
Chapter 1 Introduction 9 Paragraph 1 Study Background and Purpose 9 Paragraph 2 Study Content and Method 12
Chapter 2 Family Outcomes in East Asian Countries 21 Paragraph 1 Composition and Trend of Household 21 Paragraph 2 Trend of Marriage and Childbirth 29
Chapter 3 Labour Market Outcomes of Famale in East Asian Countries 41 Paragraph 1 Female Employment and Behavior of Labour 41 Paragraph 2 Family and Female Employment 53
Chapter 4 Family Policy of East Asian Countries 67 Paragraph 1 Public Spending on Families 67 Paragraph 2 Family Cash Benefits 75 Paragraph 3 Parental Leave and Family-Friendly Policy 87 Paragraph 4 Support for Childcare and Early Education 105
Chapter 5 Issues on Family Policy of East Asian Countries 147 Paragraph 1 One-Child Policy in Contemporary China 148 Paragraph 2 Low Fertility and Reconciliation of Work and Family Life in Japan 155 Paragraph 3 Roles of Family Policy and Immigration Policy in Singapore 161
Chapter 6 Conclusion 173 Paragraph 1 Implications of This Study 173 Paragraph 2 Future Challenges 178
Bibliography 181
Appendix 191 Appendix 1: OECD Family database indicators collected from each country 192 Appendix 2: Data of figures in this study 197
