Chinese Pension Security Research

Author: Wang Shuxin, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-12-22
Features: This book is based on China's fundamental national conditions and fully considers various factors such as the aging population environment, economic environment, policy environment, cultural background, and social development. It addresses new situations, challenges, and opportunities in the implementation of elderly care security amid rapid changes at the national, social, community, and family levels. The book focuses on the following key issues: (1) Difficulties and solutions in the reform of elderly care security; (2) The roles of the government, society, organizations, families, and individuals in elderly care security; (3) The use and appreciation of elderly care funds; (4) The future path of urban and rural elderly care security in China; (5) Multi-layered elderly medical security; (6) Elderly care security for China's only-child parents. Compared to similar published research, this book has the following characteristics:
1. It is a collaborative research outcome by scholars specializing in elderly care security from universities, academies, financial and insurance institutions, and social security systems, demonstrating strong theoretical, empirical, scientific, exploratory, and policy-oriented qualities.
2. The authors are mostly young and middle-aged scholars who approach China's elderly care security issues from a long-term perspective and a sustainable development viewpoint.
3. The content highlights both "pragmatism" and "innovation." The "pragmatism" is reflected in its practical and practice-based research on elderly care security tailored to China's aging population. The "innovation" is demonstrated in its fresh ideas, perspectives, viewpoints, and content.
4. This book is an applied research outcome that focuses on elderly care security countermeasures.