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The organization of community support for the rural aged in the time of economic transition

Pei Xiaomei
tang Youcai
2010

Abstract

This study examines the potential of rural communities for generating and allocating resources for rural old age support in the context of decreasing family resources and inadequate state provision. In-depth interviews with elderly people, their families, community leaders and government officials of three villages respectively located in three provinces provide us with clear evidence on existing local institutional arrangements for rural old age support and the role of both government and community in organising such programmes. They confirm the potential of rural communities to generate and distribute resources for old age support, to offer community  for social inclusion through fair flows of resources to promote social harmony and stability, and to accelerate economic growth. The findings of the study imply that there is a need for policy-makers to link the state effort for old age protection to rural community development, and encourage grassroots efforts in old age support.

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Conference Paper

Ten Years of War Against Poverty Conference Papers

Conference: Ten Years of War Against Poverty

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