Policy Intervention and Family Adaptation: The Evolution and Mechanism of Policy Tools for Family Aging Adaptation in Changsha
List of Authors
Jiao Zhou, Mohamad Hanif Abdul Wahab, Nurrajwani Abdul Halim
Keyword
Aging Policy tools, Family adaptation, Intergenerational justice Changsha Model
Abstract
In the process of deep aging in China, the family-based elderly care system is facing three major collapses: the erosion of the economic base, the temporal and spatial misallocation of care resources, and the reconstruction of intergenerational contractual ethics. This study focuses on the case of Changsha, integrates the policy tool theory and the Family System Theory (Bowen), constructs the framework of "policy tool - family response", and analyzes the evolution of elderly care policies from 2000 to 2023: triggering "legal-ethical" conflicts (elderly care-related lawsuits increased by 15.3% annually); "Policy suspension" is caused by fragmented supply; During the deepening period of collaborative tools (2021-2023), path dependence confrontation was encountered. The experience of Changsha reveals that the effectiveness of policies depends on the coupling of the tool combination of "mandatory regulations + incentive subsidies + capacity building" and cultural sensitivity. It is proposed that the national pooling of endowment insurance, the modern transformation of filial piety culture and the construction of a digital inclusive system should be advanced simultaneously to build a localized policy transplantation model and avoid the trap of "refined formalism".