China is undergoing great social changes, and its demographic makeup is shifting every
year along with those changes. China released key indicators from the seventh national …

Social security for older people in China today has been established institutionally.
However, there are substantial problems such as coverage, affordability, fund management …

Ageing populations present considerable challenges to welfare states internationally, and
East Asia is no exception. Demographics show either that countries in East Asia have the …

Over the last two decades an economic reform paradigm has dominated social security and
health research: economic reform policies have defined its parameters, established its …

Current income security policy in China includes two polarized systems: social insurance
and social assistance. Social insurance consists of five categories of contributory social …

This article discusses Chinese social policy development in response to the growth of the
market economy. It provides a general overview of the system's evolution in three stages:(1) …

There exist three pension systems for urban older residents in China: the pension for
government and public institutions (PGPI), the worker's old-age insurance for enterprise …

Recent changes in the relationship between the postponement of the statutory retirement
age, pension participation, and the precariousness of employment in China May conceal the …

This paper uses a unique national dataset to examine the attitudes and living standards of
older people (aged 60 and over) living in urban areas of China, including their living …

Introduction China is a large country in terms of its size and population. It has the fourth
largest territory in the world, just behind Russia, Canada, and the United States. It is the most …