The Chinese system of social protection has been subject to significant reforms over the past
25 years, but it can still be regarded as a system in transition. These reforms have been …

Population ageing is a worldwide phenomenon, but the speed and scale of ageing are
much greater in China than in most other countries. This paper discusses the key …

This study of recent pension reforms in Hong Kong and urban China particularly addressed
three questions. What are the causes of the pension reforms in these two economies? What …

This article treats China's pension reform as part of the global spread of neoliberalism,
arguing that China's pension reform was a process of the triumph of neoliberal models …

Shi S‐J, Mok K‐H. Pension privatisation in Greater China: institutional patterns and policy
outcomes This article examines rationales and processes for pension privatisation in …

Like most countries, China faces a rapidly aging population and a looming social security
crisis. Prefunding and unifying a fragmented system are at the heart of the government's …

This article surveys and offers comparative reflections on the contours and achievements of
China's pension system in light of its imminent collapse and the reassessment of …

This chapter explores the reasons why countries in Asia have adopted social pension
programs and which factors have influenced their specific design. The objective is to obtain …

China had, until the late 1980s, maintained an urban-and enterprise-based PAYGO pension
system covering mainly state owned enterprises and some large collective enterprises. 1 …

The rural pension policy in China is characterized by a high degree of instability. In the past
15 years since the introduction of pilot schemes in some regions, the state has been unable …