Why South Korea's Seniors Are So Poor
发布时间 2022-04-19 07:00:10 来源
摘要
Amongst the 38 OECD nations, South Korea has the highest rate of elder poverty. 46% of their citizens aged 65 or over live in relative poverty.
This rate is unusually high, almost an outlier. The next highest rates belong to Estonia and Latvia, with Lithuania and Mexico next. Japan, a fellow aging East Asian economy, is at 20%. And the OECD average is about 12-13%.
Korea is one of the world's richest and most advanced countries. Their gadgets are sleek and their movies are slick. Korean history is deeply steeped in Confucian traditions, where respecting the elderly is paramount. So how did this happen?
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