Aging Asia
Subtitle: the economic and social implications of rapid demographic change in China, Japan, and South Korea
By: edited by Karen Eggleston and Shripad Tuljapurkar
Contributors: Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Publisher: Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Stanford, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781931368209
Subjects: Aging; Social security; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Demographic transition; Economics; Bevölkerungsentwicklung; Health Services for the Aged; Sozioökonomischer Wandel; Economic conditions; Long-term care; Medical care; Alter; Social Security; Social aspects; Health Transition; Socioeconomic Factors; Older people; Aged; Economic aspects
Other titles: Economic and social implications of rapid demographic change in China, Japan, and South Korea
Description: Demographic shift. Whatever you call it, Asia is aging, and this development will radically alter the region--and the globe--for decades to come.

In the Past Fifty Years, two factors have led to global population aging: fertility at or below replacement, and a stunning 67 percent increase in world average life expectancy.

In the near future, these factors will skew the demographics of many countries toward the elderly. Meanwhile, changes in labor-force participation, savings, economic growth, living arrangements, marriage markets, and social dynamics are transforming society in fundamental ways.

These changes are especially striking in the Asia-Pacific region, where their long-term impacts promise to be substantial. Will the economies of East Asia languish, or will yet another demographic "dividend" spur renewed economic growth? How will aging affect the economies and social protection systems of Japan, South Korea, China, and, by extension, the United States?

To assess these far-reaching questions, Aging Asia showcases cutting-edge, policy-relevant, interdisciplinary research by distinguished scholars. The authors focus on demographic trends and their social and economic implications, and use a global comparative perspective to examine social insurance financing, chronic disease, and long-term care. --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface / Michael Armacost; title: Introduction / Karen Eggleston and Shripad Tuljapurkar; title: Population aging and economic growth / David E. Bloom; title: How demography shapes individual, social, and economic transitions in Asia / Shripad Tuljapurkar; title: Changing intergenerational transfers in aging Japan / Naohiro Ogawa, Amonthep Chawla and Rikiya Matsukura; title: Gender, migration, and the well-being of the elderly in rural China / Shuzhuo Li [and others]; title: Marriage and the elderly in China / Maria Porter; title: Financing health care in a rapidly aging Japan / Naoki Ikegami; title: Population aging and the introduction of long-term care insurance in South Korea / Soonman Kwon; title: Old-age pension reform in South Korea / Byongho Tchoe; title: The diabetes epidemic in the Asia-Pacific / Karen Eggleston [and others]; title: Families dealing with dementia : insights from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan / Dolores Gallagher-Thompson [and others]; title: Elderly care in Singapore : the state as last resort / Meng-kin Lim.