Older Persons in Southeast Asia : : An Emerging Asset /

Older Persons in Southeast Asia : : An Emerging Asset / / ed. by Evi Nurvidya Arifin, Aris Ananta.

"The rapid Asian fertility transitions of the last few decades will lead to population ageing in the coming decades in one country after another. Societies can choose how they will respond to the rising share of the elderly, but there is no choice about the inevitable demographic trend. In this...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
MitwirkendeR:
Abikusno, Nugroho,
Agustin, Sonny S.,
Ananta, Aris,
Arifin, Evi Nurvidya,
Beng, Chew Soon,
Chew, Rosalind,
Cruz, Grace T.,
Dewi, Vita Priantina,
Gultiano, Socorro A.,
Hartono, Tony,
Hill, Hal,
Hogervorst, Eef,
Kee, Ling How,
Kesavapany, K.,
Khan, Hafiz T.A.,
Koh, Gerald Choon-Huat,
Kreager, Philip,
Laguna, Elma P.,
Leeson, George W.,
Long, Giang Thanh,
Lutz, Wolfgang,
Mehta, Kalyani K.,
Pfau, Wade Donald,
Rahardjo, Tri Budi W.,
Reisman, David,
Samir, K. C.,
Scherbov, Sergei,
Soonthorndhada, Kusol,
HerausgeberIn:
Ananta, Aris,
Nurvidya Arifin, Evi,
Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (460 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • Foreword
  • Message from the Director
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • PART I: INTRODUCTION
  • 1. Older Persons in Southeast Asia: From Liability to Asset
  • 2. Future Ageing in Southeast Asia: Demographic Trends, Human Capital, and Health Status
  • PART II: OLD-AGE INCOME SECURITY
  • 3. Economics and Old Age: The Singapore Experience
  • 4. National Long-Term-Care Severe Disability Insurance in Singapore
  • 5. Social Security and Health Care Financing for Older Persons in Thailand: New Challenges
  • 6. An Exploration of a Universal Non-contributory Pension Scheme in Vietnam
  • PART III: EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER SOURCES OF FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION
  • 7. Employment of Older Persons: Diversity across Nations and Subnations in Southeast Asia
  • 8. Work, Income, and Expenditure: Elderly and Near-elderly Women in Metro Cebu, Philippines
  • 9. Employability Approach to Financing Old Age
  • 10. Facing the Geriatric Wave in Indonesia: Financial Conditions and Social Support
  • PART IV: AGEING, MIGRATION, AND DEVELOPMENT
  • 11. The Nexus of Ageing and Migration in Singapore
  • 12. Overseas Labour Migration and Well-being of Older Filipinos
  • 13. Urbanization and the Ageing Community in Sarawak, Malaysia
  • PART V: ROLES OF GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
  • 14. Ageing, Finance, and Civil Society: Notes for an Agenda
  • 15. Evaluation and Implementation of Ageing-related Policies in Indonesia
  • Index

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