Ageing and Long-term Care: National Policies in the Asia-Pacific

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AGEINGand LONG- TERM CARE National Policies in the Asia- Pacific © 2002 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore The Asian Development Research Forum (ADRF) is a development research management / policy research networking group focused on East, Southeast and South Asia, now managed by the Thailand Research Fund (TRF) with major support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. Since the ADRF’s establishment in 1997, its focus has been to strengthen Policy Synthesis in three main areas; (1) Ageing Asian Populations; (2) Asian Economic and Financial Governance; and (3) Asian Conflict Management. Its working group manages each main area. In July 2002, the ADRF broadened this focus to include the areas of Policy Synthesis and Community Empowerment in Environmental Management. The ADRF is unique in that it provides an Asian, cross-national (regional) view and is forward-looking. The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a public corporation created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, longterm solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems they face. Support is directed towards developing an indigenous research capacity to sustain policies and technologies developing countries need to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies. IDRC’s catalogue of publications is available at . The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore, was established as an autonomous organization in 1968. It is a regional research centre for scholars and other specialists concerned with modern Southeast Asia, particularly the many-faceted problems of stability and security, economic development, and political and social change. The Institute’s research programmes are the Regional Economic Studies (RES, that includesASEAN andAPEC), Regional Strategic and Political Studies (RSPS), and Regional Social and Cultural Studies (RSCS). ISEAS’ catalogue of publications is available at . Reproduced from Ageing and Long-Term Care: National Policies in the Asia-Pacific, edited by David R. Phillips and Alfred C. M. Chan (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2002). This version was obtained electronically direct from the publisher on condition that copyright is not infringed. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Individual articles are available from AGEINGand LONG- TERM CARE National Policies in the Asia- Pacific Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore International Development Research Centre Canada Published in cooperation with the Asian Development Research Forum and the Thailand Research Fund Thailand Edited by David R. Phillips &Alfred C.M. Chan © 2002 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore Published jointly by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Pasir Panjang Singapore 119614 ISBN 981-230-173-9 and the International Development Research Centre PO Box 8500 Ottawa, ON K1G 3H9 Canada ISBN 1-55250-005-5 in cooperation with the Asian Development Research Forum © 2002 Thailand Research Fund ISEAS Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Ageing and long-term care: national policies in the Asia-Pacific / edited by David R. Phillips and Alfred C.M. Chan. (Social Issues in Southeast Asia) 1. Ageing—Government policy—Asia. 2. Aged—Care—Asia. I. Phillips, David R. (David Rosser), 1953II . Chan, Alfred C. M. III. Series. HQ1064 A9A261 2002 sls2002023106 ISBN 981-230-173-9 (soft cover) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Thailand Research Fund (TRF), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Institute of SoutheastAsian Studies (ISEAS). The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of TRF, IDRC or ISEAS. Mention of a proprietary name does not constitute endorsement of the product and is given only for information. Typeset by International Typesetters Pte. Ltd. Printed and bound in Singapore by Bestprint Printing Co. ...