Studies of pension reform in developing and transition economies tend to take for granted
the capacity of states to implement ambitious and complicated new schemes for the …

In the context of rapid economic and demographic change, the People's Republic of China
has attempted to reshape its public pension system. Although China's current pension …

1. IntroductIon the obligations of filial piety (xiao) have traditionally had a special weight in
chinese societies, and they persist in modern china, where adult children show filial piety …

This chapter focuses on government launched reforms and discusses the viability of the
partially funded pension system that China is currently attempting to establish. China's …

China's pension system reform, as part of the economic restructuring effort, is facing two
simultaneous transitions: the transition from an enterprise-based pay-as-you-go system to a …

China is currently in the process of developing the largest pension system in the world, and
it is doing this at a time of unparalleled economic and demographic transition. The central …

China is in the process of establishing a nationwide social insurance system that covers the
whole population for basic pension and medical insurance by 2020. The rapid increase in …

China's rapidly ageing population and ongoing economic transformation require an
understanding of how China's pension system has developed and what challenges lie …

The overhaul of the existing pension institutions in China poses a serious governance
challenge. This article argues that the ways in which the state responds to social problems …

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 …