Emergence of the notion of retirement in rural China: |
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Authors: | Dr Shi Shih-Jiunn |
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Institution: | (1) Graduate Institute of National Development, , National Taiwan University, 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, 10617 Taipei, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | Since the outset of the reform process in 1978, rural China has been undergoing fundamental changes in the relationships between
the state, society and individuals. Social policy, including pension policy for rural residents, is an essential factor in
this transformation process which has influenced the life chances of many peasants. This paper deals with the relationship
between social policy and individual life courses in the case of Shanghai’s rural pension policy. It integrates the theoretical
insights from life course research to emphasise the close relationship between the state welfare and the institutionalisation
of the life course. By analysing biographical interviews conducted in rural Shanghai, this article has identified the changing
nature of welfare mix in rural old-age security as well as the emergence of the notion of retirement among the peasants in
rural Shanghai. The introduction of the innovative rural pension policy has given rise to the rudimentary emergence of a modern
life course, in the contour of a temporal partition between work and retirement. However, diverse local subsidies and individual
household situations have led to different perceptions and biographical orientations of the peasants with respect to their
old-age security and retirement.
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Keywords: | China institutions life course rural pension policy |
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