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ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
- Older Persons in Southeast Asia: An Emerging Asset
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
summary
The rapid Asian fertility transitions of the last few decades will lead to population ageing in the coming decades in one country after another. Societies can choose how they will respond to the rising share of the elderly, but there is no choice about the inevitable demographic trend. In this important volume, ably edited by Evi Nurvidya Arifin and Aris Ananta, demographers, economists, sociologists, and anthropologists analyse the implications of population ageing for family and community welfare and public policy. Most importantly, the authors emphasize the opportunities, as well as the costs of population ageing. Older persons have always been a source of unpaid family labour, and with changes in public perceptions, many healthy and productive elderly can make significant contributions to the broader community and society. --Professor Charles Hirschman, Professor of Sociology, University of Washington
Table of Contents
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- List of Tables
- pp. ix-xiii
- List of Figures
- pp. xv-xviii
- Foreword by Hal Hill
- pp. xix-xxiii
- Contributors
- pp. xxix-xxxi
- Part I: Introduction
- Part II: Old-Age Income Security
- Part III: Employment and Other Sources of Financial Contribution
- Part IV: Ageing, Migration, and Development
- Part V: Roles of Government and Civil Society
Additional Information
ISBN
9789812309457
Related ISBN(s)
9789812309440
MARC Record
OCLC
751962198
Pages
425
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No