Social welfare is a key component of the various measures the modern state is expected to
deliver, whether that state is democratic or authoritarian. The specifics of what social welfare …

This paper offers a historical analysis on how post-Socialist China's transition to a globalised
mixed-market economy led to class restructuring and estimates the drivers of its inter-decile …

Pension reform has been on the social policy agenda in many countries throughout the
world since the mid‐1980s. The main debate has been whether to transform existing defined …

A central theme in the comparative political economy of the welfare state is the
complementaries between political institutions, social policy, and labour markets. Yet little …

The dynamics of population aging vary internationally, as the drivers, such as fertility and
longevity, are not uniform (Kinsella & Phillips, 2005). Asia will be at the forefront of global …

Current literature of Chinese social policy seldom explores the impact of political institutions
on the policymaking process and its implications for governance in this realm. This paper …

Pension becomes more and more important as people are living longer and pursuing higher
living quality after retirement. This paper is to analyze the psychosocial factors that affect …

This study characterizes 15 countries pension reform trajectories and statistically examines
how these pension reform trajectories affect pension effort during the CRP (Compound …