Chapter 1 Welfare States with Nordic Characteristics

Chapter 2 Building a Welfare System with Chinese Characteristics: From a Residual Type to Moderate Universalism

Chapter 3 Evolution and Construction of China’s Social Protection System: A Discussion from the Perspective of Shared Development

Chapter 5 Sweden: Aging Welfare and Social Policy in the Twenty-First Century

Chapter 6 Looking for the Easy Way Out: Demographic Panic and the Twists and Turns of Long-Term Care Policy in Finland

Chapter 7 Policy Responses to Aging: Care Services for the Elderly in Norway

Chapter 8 Is Finland Connected for e-Health and e-Welfare?

Chapter 9 Social Construction, System Defects, and System Quality of a Welfare Policy and Regulation Framework for the Elderly of China

Chapter 10 Social Organisations and Old Age Services in Urban Communities in China: Stabilising Networks?

Chapter 11 Community Based Social Services for the Elderly in Urban-Rural China: Investigations in Three Provinces

Chapter 12 Appendix: China’s Elderly Care Policy and Its Future Trends