Ageing and development
By: edited by Rob Vos, José Antonio Ocampo and Ana Luiza Cortez
Contributors: United Nations
Publisher: Zed; Published in association with the United Nations
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781848130524; 9781848130531; 9788125035268
Subjects: Überalterung; Aspect social; Bevölkerungsentwicklung; Population aging; Vieillissement de la population; Aspect économique; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Age distribution (Demography); Répartition par âge (Démographie); Social aspects; Développement économique; Altersstruktur; Economic development; Espérance de vie; Sozialer Wandel; Altersversorgung; Economic aspects
Description: That we all live longer is perhaps one of the greatest achievements of human progress. This book looks at how increasing numbers of older people across the globe are having a huge impact on the structure of populations, offering both challenges and opportunities for the future.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-240) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: An ageing world population; title: Older persons in a changing society; title: Economic consequences of population ageing; title: Old-age income security; title: Health and long-term care systems for ageing societies.