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 …

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 …

The International Social Security Association (ISSA) is the world's leading international
organization bringing together national social security administrations and agencies. The …

The purpose of this article is to contribute to the analysis of Chinese income inequality by
focusing more specifically on income polarisation, which captures both alienation (ie …

The current global economic crisis has led to greater prominence for the issue of
strengthening social protection systems in Asia. This paper analyzes the key factors …

This paper suggests that for effective social security reforms in Asia, greater attention should
be paid to professionalism, a systemic perspective, transition issues, financial education …

Hur MH. A comparative study of the relationship between pension plans and individual
savings in Asian countries from an institutional point of view Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 379 …

This book argues that a major potential source of social tension in transition and developing
countries is not poverty as such, but vulnerability: that is, the risk of becoming poor. It …

In most modern societies, elderly citizens rely more on their state pensions than their adult
children and family members for economic support. Since 1997, urban elderly citizens in …

Welfare provisions are commonly regarded as an intrinsic product of democracy. Why do
authoritarian rulers provide welfare programs to the people? How do authoritarian rulers …