Ageing in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Policies and Future Trends

by Phillips,David R.

• ISBN13: 9780415220187
• ISBN10: 0415220181
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781134600359
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-17
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

This book focuses on the challenges that an ageing Asia-Pacific population poses to economies and societies in the region. It considers the policies that have evolved to date to meet new demands, and how these will operate in the future.

Table of Contents

List of figures	vii
List of tables	ix
Contributors	xii
Preface	xiv
Ageing in the Asia-Pacific region: issues, policies and contexts	1	(34)
David R. Phillips
Demographic dimensions of ageing in East and Southeast Asia	35	(16)
Kevin Kinsella
Research directions in ageing in the Asia-Pacific region: past, present and future	51	(31)
Gary R. Andrews
Albert I. Hermalin
Long-term care issues in the Asia-Pacific region	82	(11)
Edward Man-Fuk Leung
Financing health and long-term care for ageing populations in the Asia-Pacific region	93	(20)
Phua Kai Hong
Ageing in Japan: retirement, daily lives, pensions and social security	113	(20)
Daisaku Maeda
Hisanori Ishikawa
Development of long-term care for elderly people in Japan	133	(25)
Hisanori Ishikawa
Daisaku Maeda
Ageing in Hong Kong	158	(16)
Nelson W. S. Chow
Singapore's ageing population: social challenges and responses	174	(20)
S. Vasoo
Tee-Liang Ngiam
Paul Cheung
Population ageing in China	194	(16)
Du Peng
Guo Zhi-Gang
Ageing and aged care in Taiwan	210	(13)
Helen P. Bartelett
Shwu-Chong Wu
Ageing in Korea: issues and policies	223	(20)
Sung-Jae Choi
Ageing in Thailand: an overview of formal and informal support	243	(24)
John Knodel
Napaporn Chayovan
Siriwan Graisurapong
Chutima Suraratdecha
Ageing in the Philippines: an overview	267	(17)
Josefina N. Natividad
Ageing in Malaysia: issues and policies	284	(15)
Tan Poo Chang
Ng Sor Tho
Lansia--elderly people in Indonesia at the turn of the century	299	(23)
Graeme Hugo
Ageing, Islam and care for older persons in Brunei Darussalam	322	(12)
Mark Cleary
Hairuni Ali Maricar
Older people in Vietnam amidst transformations in social welfare policy	334	(26)
Bui The Cuong
Truong Si Anh
Daniel Goodkind
John Knodel
Jed Friedman
Ageing in Cambodia: tradition, change and challenges	360	(15)
Elizabeth Uphoff Kato
Index	375