This article examines the role of family and the state in relation to theliving standards of the elderly in East Asia. It tries to test whetherfamilial arrangement according to Confucian ethics, which are still takenseriously in East Asia, secures the minimum standards of living for theelderly....

The Year at a Glance2004 was CASE’s seventh full year.The Centre continued its high level ofactivity and output through the year.Just after the end of it, we submittedour evaluation report to ESRC, coveringall our activities since we started workin October 1997. These had resulted inmore than...