Evolution of the rural social security system in a large country over 35 years: institutional transformation and the Chinese experience
China Agricultural Economic Review
ISSN: 1756-137X
Article publication date: 3 January 2022
Issue publication date: 17 January 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the institutional evolution of China's rural social security system in the past 35 years, focusing on major policy transformations of the rural social security system in a large country, and extract the Chinese experience on developing rural social security.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper systematically reviews the evolution of rural social security system via organizing policy documents, key events and research literature on the construction of rural social security since the Reform and Opening-up.
Findings
First, institutional transformation is a profound change in China's rural social security system; second, policy transformation has taken place in the main areas of China's rural social security system, including rural endowment insurance, medical insurance and social assistance; third, the policy evolution of China's rural social security system has a unique experience in a large country.
Originality/value
China is the country with the largest rural population in the world. The process and experience of transforming the social security system in the vast rural areas of China have important value and reference significance for other developing countries.
Keywords
Citation
Huo, X. and Lin, M. (2022), "Evolution of the rural social security system in a large country over 35 years: institutional transformation and the Chinese experience", China Agricultural Economic Review, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/CAER-08-2021-0163
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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