Disability rolls have escalated in developed nations over the last 40 years. The UK, however, stands out because the numbers on these benefits stopped rising when a welfare reform was introduced that integrated disability benefits with unemployment insurance (UI). This policy reform improved job...

China is joining the group of countries that have reasonably comprehensive systems of social protection in place. In 2010, the National Peopleś Congress adopted the first national Social Insurance Law, representing the culmination of a process of radical social reform. The question this paper...