放眼世界,除非洲和中東部分地區外,老齡化大潮已席捲全球。如何應對人口老齡化所帶來的複雜社會局勢與風險以及巨大經濟與政治壓力,是世界各國共同面對的時代課題。自上世紀末進入老齡社會以來,中國人口老齡化進程不斷加快,高齡老人、空巢老人、失能老人數量劇增,對養老體制、人口政策、社會道德和政府能力等提出了嚴峻挑戰。1996年出台 Looking around the world, the tide of aging has swept the world except in Africa and some parts of the Middle East. How to deal with the complicated social situation and risks brought about by the aging of the population as well as the tremendous economic and political pressures are the common tasks of all countries in the world. Since the entry into the aged society at the end of the last century, the population aging process in China has been accelerating. The number of senior citizens, empty nesters and incapacitated elites has risen sharply, posing severe challenges to the pension system, population policies, social morals and government capabilities. Introduced in 1996