The demographic dividend
Subtitle: policy options for Asia
By: edited by Kua Wongboonsin, Philip Guest
Contributors: Kư̄a Wongbunsin; Guest, Philip, 1955-
Publisher: College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University; Asian Development Research Forum; Thailand Research Fund; International Development Research Centre
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Thailand; Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Demographic transition; Government policy; Congresses; Population; Economic aspects; Social policy
Notes: "Five papers presented at the 6th ADRF General Meeting in June 2004"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The demographic dividend / Kua Wongboonsin & Philip Guest; title: Singapore's changing age structure : issues and policy implications for the family and state / Angelique Chan; title: Minimizing health problems to optimize demographic dividend : the role of point-of-care testing / Gerald J. Kost et al.; title: Maximizing the demographic dividend via regional cooperation in human resource development / Patcharawalai Wongboonsin & Joannis Kinnas; title: Basic skills, thinking skill and competencies of skilled workers : a comparison of Thailand with East Asia and other Southeast Asian countries / Hiroshi Kojima; title: Policy synthesis on demographic change and the demographic dividend in Asia : the utility of education in Thailand and Indonesia / Gavin Willis Jones.