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China's Aging Population: Development and Policy Options book cover

1st Edition

China's Aging Population Development and Policy Options

By China Development Research Foundation Copyright 2025
276 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

276 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

276 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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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... Read more

List of Figures vi

List of Tables ix

Members of the Research Group xi

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xv

Introduction 1

1 China’s Population Aging: The Status Quo, Development Trend, and Opportunities and Challenges 5

2 Development of the Human Capital of the Elderly 34

3 Valuing Social Participation of the Elderly 59

4 Establishment and Improvement of the Elderly Care Service System 85

5 Strengthening the Construction of an Age-friendly Health Support System 122

6 Construction of Economic Security System for Coping with Population Aging 157

7 Construction of Social Governance System for the Elderly 205

8 Policy Suggestions for Coping with Population Aging 233

Index 248

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.

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