Old age pensions

Tingting WAN

doi:10.4337/9781035315093.00013

Old age pensions

Tingting WAN

Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies

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Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of the phases of reform and development of the pension system for Chinese urban and rural residents since the 1950s, including the discussion on the Urban Employee Basic Pension (UEBP), the Urban Resident Pension (URP), the Public Employee Pension (PEP), the Old Rural Pension Scheme (ORPS), the New Rural Pension Scheme (NRPS), and the Urban and Rural Resident Pension (URRP). The reform and development of the old age pension system in China are determined by economic developments, institutional changes and political considerations. Focusing on the structure and characteristics of China's multipillar pension system, the chapter also draws attention to the existing challenges related to the issues of fragmentation, inequality and sustainability of pension policies in China.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook on Social Policy in China : Reforms and Inequality
Editors	Chak Kwan CHAN, Kinglun NGOK, Florence Meng Soi FONG, Jie LEI
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Chapter	5
Pages	61-77
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9781035315093, 9781049400501
ISBN (Print)	9781035315086
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035315093.00013
Publication status	Published - 6 Jul 2026

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Keywords

Pension
Old age protection
Urban pension scheme
Rural pension scheme
China

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Handbook on Social Policy in China : Reforms and Inequality
CHAN, C. K. (Editor), NGOK, K. (Editor), FONG, M. S. (Editor) & LEI, J. (Editor), 6 Jul 2026, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. 354 p.
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