At present,the problem of aging population in China is increasing.According to the national population statistics of 2019 and the relevant definitions of the United Nations,China has already entered an aging society.Compared with cities and towns,China ’ s rural aging level is higher.With the development of market economy and the acceleration of urbanization,a large number of young and middle-aged labor force flows to cities,and rural empty-nest elderly are rapidly generated and growing.The traditional rural family pension model is facing constant shocks and challenges,and the rural pension problem has become a major problem.At the same time,the development of China ’s rural old-age service system lags behind,and the supply speed of rural old-age service cannot keep up with the growing demand for rural old-age service.In the face of this situation,as the primary responsibility subject of providing public services,grassroots governments must earnestly fulfill their responsibilities and promote the construction of rural old-age service system.Therefore,it is of great significance to explore the responsibility performance of grass-roots government in the supply of rural pension services to improve the development level of rural pension services.As a typical case of rural old-age service co-construction and co-governance by the government and the village,in the process of rural old-age service in W Village,W County,Shandong Province from a difficult start to the gradual establishment of a mutual pension model of “ old-age care and poverty alleviation,poverty alleviation ”,the grass-roots government has played a positive role in promoting the mature development of rural old-age service in W Village by improving the institutional guarantee,increasing financial support,and actively guiding social participation,which is representative of the research on the fulfillment of grass-roots government responsibility in the supply of rural old-age service.From the perspective of responsible government theory and public service theory,this paper takes W Village of W County in Shandong Province and the mutual-aid pension model established as the research object.Through interviews,observation and other research methods,this paper conducts field investigation and studies to explore the current situation,existing problems and improvement countermeasures of grassroots government responsibility in the supply of rural pension services.The full text is divided into six parts.The first is the introduction,which focuses on the social background,research value,research status at home and abroad,research ideas,research methods,innovations and shortcomings of the paper.The main content of the first chapter is to define the relevant concepts,this paper expounds the theoretical basis of research ideas.On the basis of the theoretical analysis in the first chapter,the second chapter defines the responsibilities of grassroots governments in the supply of rural elderly care services.The third chapter takes W Village of W County in Shandong Province as an example to conduct empirical research on the topic of this paper.Through field survey visits,we understand the current situation of grass-roots government ’ s responsibility in the supply of rural pension services.The fourth chapter mainly analyzes the problems and reasons of grass-roots governments in fulfilling their responsibilities of providing rural elderly care services.The fifth chapter according to the analysis results of the fourth chapter,combined with the government ’ s economic function and social function,from many aspects to explore the countermeasures to improve the effect of grassroots government responsibility,to enhance the level of rural old-age service supply and grassroots government responsibility level has certain reference value. |