Population ageing and Australia's future / edited by Hal Kendig, Peter McDonald and John Piggott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kendig, Hal, Editor.

Contributor:

Kendig, Hal, editor.

McDonald, Peter F., 1946- editor.

Piggott, John, editor.

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Population aging--Australia.

Population aging.

Population forecasting--Australia.

Population forecasting.

Older people--Australia.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

ANU Press 2016

Acton, Australian Capital Territory : Australian National University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This volume provides evidence from many of Australia’s leading scholars from a range of social science disciplines to support policies that address challenges presented by Australia’s ageing population. It builds on presentations made to the 2014 Symposium of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. The material is in four parts: Perspectives on Ageing; Population Ageing: Global, regional and Australian perspectives; Improving Health and Wellbeing; Responses by Government and Families/Individuals. ‘The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia sees this volume as a major contribution to improving our understanding of Australia’s population ageing. Social science research in this area truly underpins our ability as a nation to manage such demographic change, and its consequences for the economy and society. Such knowledge helps ensure that our citizens can live even better lives.’ — Glenn Withers, President, ASSA"

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Part 1. Perspectives on ageing

Introduction: A multidisciplinary approach to ageing

Hal Kendig, Peter McDonald and John Piggott

Ageing and social change in Australia

Cathy Gong and Hal Kendig

Population ageing in Australia-National policy challenges and future directions

John Piggott

Part 2. Population ageing: Global, regional and Australian perspectives

Ageing in Australia: Population changes and responses

Peter McDonald

Declining fertility and the rising costs of children and the elderly in Japan and other selected Asian countries: An analysis based upon the NTA approach

Naohiro Ogawa, Rikiya Matsukura, Sang-Hyop Lee

Facing the challenges of an ageing society

Jan Pakulski

Part 3. Improving health and wellbeing

Social research and actions on ageing well

Hal Kendig and Colette Browning

Enhancing cognitive capacities over the life-span

Kaarin J Anstey

Social engagement in late life

Tim D Windsor, Rachel G Curtis, and Mary A Luszcz

Wellbeing and its improvability as a national goal

Richard A Burns and Colette Browning

Part 4. Responses by government and families/individuals

Retirement income strategies for an ageing population

Hazel Bateman

Ageing, entitlement and funding health care

Jane Hall and Kees van Gool

Financing aged care: The role of housing wealth and intergenerational relationships

Rachel Ong

Conclusions: An historic triumph that presents big challenges for public policy

Andrew Podger

Appendix 1: International perspectives and global benchmarking

Hal Kendig and Lisa Cannon

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 3, 2017).

ISBN:

9781760460679

1760460672

OCLC:

967107568

Publisher Number:

10.22459/PAAF.11.2016