社会保障制度关系到我国改革、发展、稳定的大局和国家的长治久安。要把改革不断推向前进,必须相应推进社会保障制度改革,探索建立一套适应社会主义初级阶段基本国情的、符合社会主义市场经济要求的社会保障制度。现代社会保障制度,从其最初在西方国家萌芽至今已有一个半世纪的历史。在这长时期中,西方国家积累了社会保障制度建设的许多经验,其中有不少值得我国借鉴和学习,从而进一步完善我国现有的社会保障制度。 The social security system has an impact on the overall situation of China’s reform, development, and stability as well as its long-term peace and stability. To continuously push forward the reform, we must advance the reform of the social security system and explore the establishment of a social security system that meets the basic national conditions of the initial stage of socialism and meets the requirements of the socialist market economy. The modern social security system has been one and a half centuries old since its initial germination in western countries. During these long periods, western countries have accumulated many experiences in the construction of the social security system, many of which deserve our country’s reference and study, so as to further improve the existing social security system in our country.