Towards a Society with Social Protection for All

This book systematically reviews the development of social policy since the establishment of the People's Republic ofChina. As such, it begins by investigating the establishment of the Insurance System in the early period, then moves onto the planned economy period, the Cultural Revolution period, and the Reform and Opening Up period, characterized byefforts to adapt to a market economy. For each period, the book examines the effect of the economic system, the mode ofproduction and forms of employment for social policy design, so as to clarify the developing context of Chinese socialpolicy, and to help readers grasp the legal aspects of social policy development and the main problems China faces inits present economic developmental stage.