Research On Improving Shanghai Community Old-Age Security System

The old-age social security is the main component part of social security system andmeanwhile the improvement of community old-age security system is the key aspect ofold-age social security.The issue of community old-age security is the critical one whichthe current social security research concerns about more.The academic circles have not come to an agreement yet theoretically in the mattersof the contents of community old-age security and the construction and support ofcommunity old-age security service system, and have also met some practical difficultiesof the raise of community old-age security fund in the practical operation process.The Shanghai city has met some practical difficulties in the aspects of definition ofthe participating body in the construction of community old-age security system, theoperating scheme of community old-age security system and the channels for raise of thecommunity old-age security fund, in the practical operation process of constructingcommunity old-age security system, for being lack of necessary theoretical basis, therefore,a much deeper discuss should be held on the issues of the construction of communityold-age security system. Xianxia Street is the typical residential community of Shanghai, inwhich the proportion of old age is very high and the construction of community old-agesecurity system is more improved, so taking the Xianxia Street as an example to study thematters of the construction of community old-age security system much have a typicalsignificance.Under the macro-background of the current increasing ageing of population, thefamily support for old-age being weaker and the demands of old people being diversified,the research on the construction of community old-age security system of Shanghai hasbeen based on five aspects by applying various methods and manners like survey on thespot:First, having discussed the contents of community old-age security system theoretically and defined the basic operation framework of the construction of communityold-age security system and thus analyzed the theoretical basis of the construction ofcommunity old-age security system from the angles of sociology and public management.Second, having concluded the community old-age security models of the currentdeveloped countries and concluded the advanced experiences of their community old-agesecurity construction and thus acquired some enlightenment about the construction ofcommunity old-age security system.Third, having concluded the historical development and the current situation ofShanghai’s community old-age security construction and mainly discussed the basiccontents of the structure of Shanghai’s community socialized old-age security systemunder the situation of aging.Fourth, having made an empirical analysis on the community old-age security systemconstruction of Xianxia Street of Changning District, and by the survey on the spot toXianxia Street, deeply known the supporting conditions of community old-age security ofXianxia Street and then by way of giving out questionnaires and cross summary made ananalysis on the demand choices of old people.Finally, in the principal of equity and level of security being correspondent with theeconomic and social development level as well as rights being equal with obligation,having constructed the target model of Shanghai’s community old-age security system andfrom the angle of manpower support, fund raise and operation system put forward therelated improving countermeasures.