Delaying Retirement via Procedural Shortcut: The Fragile Promises of China’s Lawmaking Reforms

In the midst of the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, announced that the Argentine government will advance in a reform of the pension system.This measure is part of the commitments made to meet the goals agreed with the international organization. Main changes proposed in the retirement system The pension reform includes several significant modifications: Elimination of the pension mor…

Delaying Retirement via Procedural Shortcut: The Fragile Promises of China’s Lawmaking Reforms

On 16 November 1957, China’s labour minister Ma Wenrui appeared before the country’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), with proposed updates to China’s retirement scheme. Faced with a deluge of secondary-school graduates but insufficient job openings, the government hoped to make it easier for older workers to retire (Literature Research Office 2015: 527). The proposal would, in general, require m…