AGEING IN ASIA by Roger Goodman (Editor), Sarah Harper (Editor) ( 9781317996330 )

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Title:

AGEING IN ASIA
ASIA'S POSITION IN THE NEW GLOBAL DEMOGRAPHY

By:

Roger Goodman (Editor), Sarah Harper (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

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ISBN 10:

131799633X

ISBN 13:

9781317996330

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

13 September, 2013

Pages:

128

Description:

Takes four key themes related to ageing - the experience of old age; intergenerational relations; economics of and social policy for ageing; longevity and the culture of ageing - and examines how these issues are emerging in different regions of Asia, specifically, the former Soviet Union, South Asia, China, Japan and South-East Asia.

Synopsis:

The volume takes four key themes related to ageing - the experience of old age; intergenerational relations; economics of and social policy for ageing; longevity and the culture of ageing - and examines how these issues are emerging in different regions of Asia, specifically, the former Soviet Union, South Asia, China, Japan and South-East Asia. In placing these Asian cases studies in the broader context of debates about, and policies on, ageing more generally, it brings them into the mainstream of comparative research on ageing from which they have been too often excluded. As the studies show, the relationship between ageing and poverty is a complex one and often reflects policy towards the aged rather than that the aged themselves are unproductive and dependent. Ageing, moreover, can no longer be considered as simply a national question; we also need to consider the implications of its global dimension in terms of issues such as human rights and quality of life.

Publication:

Imprint:

Routledge

Returns:

Non-returnable

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