ABSTRACT
Existing literature has looked at many factors which have shaped Chinese pension reforms. As China’s pension reform proceeds in an expanding and localising fashion, this book argues that there is a pressing need to examine it in the context of China’s political institutions and economic transformations. The book takes a unique approach by looking at political institutions of the Chinese state and the changing conditions of the Chinese economy, which rarely receive proper treatment in the current analysis of China’s pension reforms.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|37 pages
Explaining pension reform in China
The relevance of welfare state development theories
chapter 3|23 pages
Political institutions, economic conditions and pension policy in China
A theoretical argument
chapter 5|57 pages
The economic story
How does the Chinese pension system help economic growth through skill formation and labour retention
chapter 6|40 pages
The political story
How do Chinese political institutions shape the pension system?