本书系统地梳理了新中国成立以来中国社会保陣制度从无到有、从少数人享有到人人享有的发展演变历程，揭示了不同经济条件下社会政策的取舍，社会保降制度的建设，社会理想实现的逻辑、脉络和步骤。介绍了中国社会制度建设者们的不懈追求和努力。剖析了具有中国特色的社会保障制度的成因，有助于读者理解中国社会保陣制度的发展规律以及现阶段中国社会保障领域的主要问题。

This book provides readers with an overview of the evolution and transformation of the social security system since the PR China was established in 1949. By elaborating the developments of social security system in China from non-existence to full coverage, this book reveals social policy options under different economic conditions, underlines the structure of a social security system, and demonstrates the logic, contcxt and steps towards realizing social ideals such as social equality, as well as the persistent efforts made by the Chinese toward such ideals. It shall also help readers better understand the social security with Chinese characteristics, and identify the main issues in China's social security system at present.