UID:
almafu_9958073177902883
Umfang:
1 online resource (401 p.)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-60035-6
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1-134-60036-4
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1-280-40351-9
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0-203-46308-0
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0-203-25109-1
Serie:
Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ; 2
Inhalt:
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.
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; Preface; Ageing in the Asia-Pacific region: issues, policies and contexts; Demographic dimensions of ageing in East and Southeast Asia; Research directions in ageing in the Asia-Pacific region: past, present and future; Long-term care issues in the Asia-Pacific region; Financing health and long-term care for ageing populations in the Asia-Pacific region; Ageing in Japan: retirement, daily lives, pensions and social security; Development of long-term care for elderly people in Japan; Ageing in Hong Kong
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Singapore's ageing population: social challenges and responsesPopulation ageing in China; Ageing and aged care in Taiwan; Ageing in Korea: issues and policies; Ageing in Thailand: an overview of formal and informal support; Ageing in the Philippines: an overview; Ageing in Malaysia: issues and policies; Lansia; elderly people in Indonesia at the turn of the century; Ageing, Islam and care for older persons in Brunei Darussalam; Older people in Vietnam amidst transformations in social welfare policy; Ageing in Cambodia: tradition, change and challenges; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-415-22018-1
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.4324/9780203463086
