Economic Analysis of Elderly Care in Rural China

Author: Wu Xiaodong
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The socio-economic background faced by rural residents in China differs from that of developed countries, as it is in a low level of economic development and undergoing economic transformation. Numerous factors interact to necessitate special arrangements for the elderly care security of rural residents in China. This book primarily focuses on the issue of elderly care security for rural residents in China. It first examines the historical evolution of elderly care security in rural China and the theories of elderly care security from a historical perspective. Then, it comprehensively investigates the demand and supply of elderly care security in rural China, considering the economic background, aging background, population mobility background, cultural background, and elderly care system background. Furthermore, it specifically analyzes the four major supply systems of elderly care security in rural China (family-based elderly care, community-based elderly care, market-based elderly care, and government-based elderly care). On this basis, it proposes a new form of elderly care security for rural China—the Mutual Insurance Company for Rural Elderly Care—and offers an overall assessment of the future development of elderly care security in rural China. It explores how to achieve the dual goals of ensuring that elderly rural residents are well-supported and promoting economic development.