Senior Cadre Reader on Ageing Work

Author: Compiled by the Office of the National Working Committee on Ageing
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Publishing Date: 2004-04-01
Features: The book "Reading Material for Cadres in Ageing Work" is divided into four parts. The first part is the "Situation" section, which systematically introduces the formation, current status, and development trends of population ageing in the world and China, the profound impact of population ageing on the socio-economy, as well as the history of international and domestic ageing initiatives, helping readers grasp the situation correctly. The second part is the "Theory" section, which focuses on introducing five fundamental theories closely related to ageing work—population ageing theory, sustainable development theory, social development theory, social security theory, and social work theory—to equip readers with ideological tools for observing ageing issues and ageing work. The third part is the "Policy" section, which emphasizes elaborating on the policy framework of ageing work, introducing policy ideas related to elderly care security, medical care security, rights and interests security, elderly social services, ageing culture, elderly social participation, and the ageing industry, helping readers improve their policy proficiency in ageing work. The fourth part is the "Practice" section, which systematically explains the fundamental issues of ageing work, the positioning of the Office of the National Working Committee on Ageing, comprehensive coordination and supervision, elderly rights protection, urban and rural grassroots ageing work, ageing publicity, and ageing research, providing basic methods for these tasks, enabling ageing workers to understand what to do and how to do it, thereby enhancing their practical working capabilities. "Reading Material for Cadres in Ageing Work" is a key textbook for China's ageing work. To ensure the quality of this textbook, the Office of the National Working Committee on Ageing organized scholars and experts with high standards in theory and practice to write each chapter.