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Alternative social welfare model for older persons: decreasing social inequality |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Rapeepan Kumhom |
| Title | Alternative social welfare model for older persons: decreasing social inequality |
| Contributor | Lek Sombat |
| Publisher | Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Thai Interdisciplinary Research |
| Journal Vol. | 13 |
| Journal No. | 6 |
| Page no. | 44 |
| Keyword | alternative means of welfare, older persons, social inequality reduction |
| URL Website | http://rdi.npru.ac.th |
| Website title | วารสารวิจัยสหวิทยาการไทย |
| ISSN | 2465-3837 |
| Abstract | Report in Thailand indicates that the country ranks at the 61st from 149 countries in Sustainable DevelopmentGoals (SDGs). Thailand receives 62.2 points out of 100. Only for SDG No. 1, the country receives an overall goodscore in terms of reducing poverty. As for SDG No. 10, reduction in inequality is one of four objectives that the Thaigovernment intends to hasten. The Thai government intends to reduce inequality in Aged society by 2021. Thegovernment has adopted a 20-year National Strategy and integrated the objective as a part of the 12th NationalEconomic and Social Development Plan. It also has a National Plan for the Older Persons (2002-2021) as a measurefor implementation. In the plan, there are 4 main principles which are social service, social insurance, socialassistance and social partnership. The government focuses on stakeholder and increased roles of private sector,community organizations, local organizations, and organizations that work with the older persons in organizingwelfare. There are three dimensions under the inequality situation of welfare in Thailand. These include economicdimension, welfare dimension, and human dignity dimension. The findings of the study on welfare model for theolder persons vary according to local context. New findings reveal five Models (1) Kohka Welfare model (2)Partnership welfare model (3) group welfare by Elder Organization model (4) Local and Cultural Welfare model (5)ELDERFARE model.Recommendations in managing welfare and reducing inequalities in the older persons' society include review ofnational health policy and access to universal insurance. Differentiation exists between social insurance and publicofficers as well as state enterprises' access to welfare. Employment opportunities should be increased for olderpersons by extending the hiring years from 60 to 65 years. Support should be given for the older persons to plantheir finance. Lastly, support for stakeholder participation in welfare should increase for the older persons in order toreduce the different dimensions of inequality. |
