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Asset‐based policy in rural China: an innovation in the retirement social insurance programme1

Baorong Guo, Jin Huang, Li Zou, Michael Sherraden · 2008 · China Journal of Social Work

Summary. China implemented an innovative retirement insurance programme in Hutubi, Xinjiang that allows rural account holders to use their accounts as collateral for small loans to invest in productive assets, education, and businesses. This asset-based policy approach combines social protection with social investment to address rural-urban inequality. The programme successfully encouraged asset building in the rural community, offering lessons for scaling asset-based policy across rural China.

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Guo, B., Huang, J., Zou, L., & Sherraden, M.. (2008). Asset‐based policy in rural China: an innovation in the retirement social insurance programme1. China Journal of Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/17525090701855976

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DOI
10.1080/17525090701855976
Countries
China
Regions
Asia
Categories
policy, funding
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2026-04-28