综观当代世界,可以发现这样一个有目共睹的现象,即凡是追求社会公平并想获得持续、健康、和谐发展的国家,必定高度重视社会保障制度建设。我国在新时期的重大使命,就是要在实现经济社会全面协调与可持续发展的同时,不断增进人民福祉,而社会保障无疑是根本性制度保障,促进它的持续发展,已经具有必要性、重要性与紧迫性。一直从事中国社会保障政策理论研究的郑功成教授,对中国社 Looking at the contemporary world, one can see the obvious phenomenon that any country that pursues social justice and wants sustainable, healthy and harmonious development must attach great importance to the construction of the social security system. The major mission of our country in the new period is to continuously improve people’s well-being while realizing the all-round economic and social coordination and sustainable development. However, social security is undoubtedly the guarantee of fundamental systems and the sustainable development of economy and has become necessary and important Sexuality and urgency. Professor Zheng Gongcheng, who has been engaged in the theoretical study of China’s social security policy, told China Society