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 …

The rapid aging of China's population over the next few decades makes it important for a
new pension system with broad and adequate coverage to be put in place quickly. Pension …

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 …

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 …

This article analyses China's progress in creating a national old‐age insurance system,
providing a detailed description of the system and an assessment of the degree to which it …

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 a relatively young country now, but about to undergo a remarkable demographic
transformation in the near future. Despite foreseeable dramatic demographic changes, the …

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 …

The pension system in urban China has changed over time. In the 1950s, it was a universal
pension system based on full employment for all urban citizens. In the 1980s, a social …

China is revamping its enterprise-based old-age security system and introducing a pension
programme financed by the employer, employee, and the government through a …