ISBN:
0203251091
,
9780203251096
,
0203463080
,
9780203463086
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xviii, 382 pages)
,
illustrations, maps.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies 2
Parallel Title:
Print version Ageing in the Asia-Pacific region
DDC:
305.26095
Keywords:
Older people Asia
;
Older people Pacific Area
;
Older people Government policy
;
Asia
;
Older people Government policy
;
Pacific Area
;
Aging Asia
;
Aging Pacific Area
;
Gerontology Asia
;
Gerontology Pacific Area
;
Older people
;
Older people
;
Older people Government policy
;
Older people Government policy
;
Aging
;
Aging
;
Gerontology
;
Gerontology
;
Aging
;
Aging
;
Gerontology
;
Gerontology
;
Older people
;
Older people Government policy
;
Older people
;
Older people Government policy
;
Electronic books Asia
;
Pacific Area
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Gerontology
;
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Aging
;
Aging
;
Gerontology
;
Older people
;
Older people ; Government policy
;
Pacific Area
;
Asia
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book focuses on the challenges that an ageing Asia-Pacific population poses to economies and societies in the region. It considers the policies that have evolved to date to meet new demands, and how these will operate in the future
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; Preface; Ageing in the Asia-Pacific region: issues, policies and contexts; Demographic dimensions of ageing in East and Southeast Asia; Research directions in ageing in the Asia-Pacific region: past, present and future; Long-term care issues in the Asia-Pacific region; Financing health and long-term care for ageing populations in the Asia-Pacific region; Ageing in Japan: retirement, daily lives, pensions and social security; Development of long-term care for elderly people in Japan; Ageing in Hong Kong
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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