一、社会保障制度的内涵和外延社会保障制度指国家或社会组织通过参与一部分国民收入再分配,依法对社会成员的基本生活权利予以保障的社会安全制度。它包含几层含义:第一,社会保障是一种国民收入再分配行为,由一定的分配主体运用再分配的手段为劳动者提供最起码的物质帮助和社会服务; I. Connotation and Extension of Social Security System Social security system refers to the social security system in which the state or social organization guarantees the basic living rights of social members by participating in part of the redistribution of national income and according to law. It contains several layers of meanings: First, social security is a redistribution of national income, and some redistributive agents use distributional means to provide workers with the least material assistance and social services.