Ageing in Developing Countries

by Tout, Ken

• ISBN13: 9780198272762
• ISBN10: 0198272766
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-07-13
• Publisher: HelpAge International

Summary

The increasing life expectancy seen in developing countries has coincided with massive migrations due to urbanization, industrialization, and disasters, both natural and man-made, to cause acute physical and psychological suffering for many old people and their dependents. In this study, Tout takes the first in-depth look at this phenomenon and proposes a new approach to the special needs of the elderly in developing countries. Describing successful national programs already in place for the elderly, he highlights lesser-known difficulties, such as the responsibilities grandmothers may have to assume in the face of heterosexually-transmitted AIDS, and the consequences of the disintegration of the traditional extended family in countries too poor to provide pension schemes.

Author Biography

Ken Tout is Co-ordinator for Special Projects with HelpAge International

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. xiii
Abbreviations	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
What is Ageing?	p. 5
Population Forecasts	p. 17
Socio-economic Factors	p. 38
Regional Studies of Ageing	p. 58
Selected Studies of Ageing	p. 115
Existing Services	p. 130
Pilot Methods of Response	p. 150
A Programme Critique	p. 201
National Strategies	p. 241
Special Groups of Elderly	p. 281
Questions that Remain	p. 299
References	p. 305
Further Sources of Information and Additional Reading	p. 314
Index	p. 323
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