The “X component” in Shanghai's social security reforms

Gloria Davies, Ingrid Nielsen, Chris Nyland, Russell Smyth, Cherrie Zhu and Judith Zhu

International Social Security Review, 2009, vol. 62, issue 2, 31-54

Abstract: In 2003, the Shanghai Bureau of Labour and Social Security launched the zhenbao (town insurance) programme, now widely known as 25 plus X. This scheme is regarded as an important experiment in social security reform and has been lauded for extending social security to areas where previously only segments of the population had mandatory coverage. Using data from 103,000 individuals enrolled in 25 plus X, we examine the extent to which the scheme represents an extension in social security coverage. Our analysis suggests that while it does represent an extension of benefits for some, for many it represents a considerable dilution in benefits.

Date: 2009
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