ASIA’S economies have long wowed the world with their dynamism. Thanks to years of spectacular growth, more people have been pulled from abject poverty in modern Asia than at any other time in history. But as they become more affluent, the region’s citizens want more from their governments. Across the continent pressure is growing for public pensions, national health insurance, unemployment benefits and other hallmarks of social protection. As a result, the world’s most vibrant economies are shifting gear, away from simply building wealth towards building a welfare state. (via Rethinking the welfare state: Asia’s next revolution | The Economist)
Posted September 7, 2012 at 3:54pm in asia welfare state wealth creation china growth expansion europe society
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