The government is stingy and timid when it comes to retirement benefits
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Uneven hand-outs see the rural elderly till the soil while urbanites enjoy retirement
Some countries are much better prepared for ageing than others
Communist Party officials think so
One reform offers both security in old age and dynamism now
So long as its leaders are not lying
Yet they often face high barriers to employment and unpalatable options
