In this paper we examine how the relationships between parents and children differ across various parts of Chinese society. China has undergone rapid social transformation in the last few decades and there are strong fears that this may have undermined intergenerational solidarity. Our analyses suggest however that these relationships have merely adapted to these changes and we idnetify clear signs of persistent intergenerational solidarity.
Social policies are agorthims which distribute entitlements based an individuals characteristics. In this paper, we set out how these policy algorithms can be formalized and standardized to create powerful tools for policy analysis and provide nuanced insights into the distirbutive mechanics of social policies.
We look at how the experience of being a grandparent differes between China and Europe. Despite grandparents being younger in China, there are many similarities in health, widowhood and employment levels with European grandparents. There are however large differences within China, between urban and rural grandparents.