Research on China’s Eldercare Policy from the Perspective of Policy Network — Based on Quantitative Analysis of Policy Texts

Based on the quantitative analysis of China’s national level eldercare policy documents and from the perspective of policy network theory, this paper mainly analyzed China’s eldercare policies after it entered the aging period. The research showed that the frequent interaction of eldercare policy network action subjects in policy network based on interest appeals, resource exchanges and policy preferences has affected the network relationship and network structure, which further affected the implementation of eldercare policies. Hence, an interdependent, stable and positively interacted policy network should be established through platform innovation and integration of multiple interests to satisfy the demands of multiple eldercare subjects, deepen the socialization and marketization of eldercare, and promote the stable and healthy development of eldercare policies.