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@article{ART002331199},
author={Young Jun Choi and Jung Eun Choi and Jung Min Ryu},
title={Digital revolution and welfare state reforms: Revisiting social investment and social protection},
journal={Korea Social Policy Review},
issn={1226-0525},
year={2018},
volume={25},
number={1},
pages={3-43},
doi={10.17000/kspr.25.1.201803.3}

TY - JOUR
AU - Young Jun Choi
AU - Jung Eun Choi
AU - Jung Min Ryu
TI - Digital revolution and welfare state reforms: Revisiting social investment and social protection
JO - Korea Social Policy Review
PY - 2018
VL - 25
IS - 1
PB - Korean Association of Social Policy
SP - 3
EP - 43
SN - 1226-0525
AB - The digital revolution has brought about both positive expectations and negative concerns. Many experts predict that the current technological revolution, so-called "Fourth Industrial Revolution", which is expected to increase productivity in a disruptive way, has significant implications on employment and the labor market. In subsequence, the possible demise of the traditional employment system could markedly undermine the comtemporary welfare state. As a result, basic income has emerged as an alternative. However, little welfare state research has conducted the systematic review on the impact of the present technological revolution on employment and welfare states. In this paper, we will start to review the gist of the digital revolution and critically review recent studies on its effects on employment and welfare states together with actual case studies. In particular, we will investigate the experiences of platform economies of Uber and Amazon Mechanical Turk, and the German experience from 'Work 4.0'. Finally, we will discuss key issues of future welfare state reforms. This research argues that the effects of the technological revolution on employment and welfare state policies would be enormous, but they will be most likely to be mediated by domestic political and policy institutions. It emphasizes the importance of high-quality social investment that would enable individuals to flexibly adapt technological changes and support creative human capital resource. But, high-quality social investment could not be sustained without the decent social protection system that universally provides security to people.
KW - Technological revolution;welfare state;social investment;basic income;employment
DO - 10.17000/kspr.25.1.201803.3
ER -

Young Jun Choi, Jung Eun Choi and Jung Min Ryu. (2018). Digital revolution and welfare state reforms: Revisiting social investment and social protection. Korea Social Policy Review, 25(1), 3-43.

Young Jun Choi, Jung Eun Choi and Jung Min Ryu. 2018, "Digital revolution and welfare state reforms: Revisiting social investment and social protection", Korea Social Policy Review, vol.25, no.1 pp.3-43. Available from: doi:10.17000/kspr.25.1.201803.3

Young Jun Choi, Jung Eun Choi, Jung Min Ryu "Digital revolution and welfare state reforms: Revisiting social investment and social protection" Korea Social Policy Review 25.1 pp.3-43 (2018) : 3.

Young Jun Choi, Jung Eun Choi, Jung Min Ryu. Digital revolution and welfare state reforms: Revisiting social investment and social protection. 2018; 25(1), 3-43. Available from: doi:10.17000/kspr.25.1.201803.3

Young Jun Choi, Jung Eun Choi and Jung Min Ryu. "Digital revolution and welfare state reforms: Revisiting social investment and social protection" Korea Social Policy Review 25, no.1 (2018) : 3-43.doi: 10.17000/kspr.25.1.201803.3

Young Jun Choi; Jung Eun Choi; Jung Min Ryu. Digital revolution and welfare state reforms: Revisiting social investment and social protection. Korea Social Policy Review, 25(1), 3-43. doi: 10.17000/kspr.25.1.201803.3

Young Jun Choi; Jung Eun Choi; Jung Min Ryu. Digital revolution and welfare state reforms: Revisiting social investment and social protection. Korea Social Policy Review. 2018; 25(1) 3-43. doi: 10.17000/kspr.25.1.201803.3

Young Jun Choi, Jung Eun Choi, Jung Min Ryu. Digital revolution and welfare state reforms: Revisiting social investment and social protection. 2018; 25(1), 3-43. Available from: doi:10.17000/kspr.25.1.201803.3

Young Jun Choi, Jung Eun Choi and Jung Min Ryu. "Digital revolution and welfare state reforms: Revisiting social investment and social protection" Korea Social Policy Review 25, no.1 (2018) : 3-43.doi: 10.17000/kspr.25.1.201803.3