1st Edition
China's Aging Population Development and Policy Options
This book provides a systematic study of the challenges of aging in China and of the measures being taken, planned and still needed to cope with the challenges. It highlights that the number of people aged 65 or above is growing and that the growth will accelerate – from 176 million people representing 12.6% of the population in 2019 to 310 million representing 22.3% of the population by 2035; and it also highlights that the aging comes at a time when China’s economy is not yet fully developed and not yet fully balanced. The book outlines how China has already established an elderly care system and is beginning to meet the needs of the elderly for economic security, social services and so on, discusses the need for enhancing and considerably extending the existing system, and proposes reform ideas and key policy options.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Members of the Research Group
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter I China’s Population Aging: The Status Quo, Development Trend, and Opportunities and Challenges
Chapter II Development of Human Capital of the Elderly
Chapter III Valuing Social Participation of the Elderly
Chapter IV Establishment and Improvement of the Elderly Care Service System
Chapter V Strengthening the Construction of Age-friendly Health Support System
Chapter VI Construction of Economic Security System for Coping with Population Aging
Chapter VII Construction of Social Governance System for the Elderly
Chapter VIII Policy Suggestions for Coping with Population Aging
Biography
China Development Research Foundation is one of the leading economic think tanks in China, where many of the details of China’s economic reform have been formulated. Its work and publications therefore provide great insights into what the Chinese themselves think about economic reform and how it should develop.
