The well-being of the elderly in Asia : a four-country comparative study / Albert I. Hermalin, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hermalin, Albert I.

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Asia--Social conditions.

Older people.

Older people--Asia--Economic conditions.

Older people--Care--Asia.

Quality of life--Asia.

Quality of life.

Intergenerational relations--Asia.

Intergenerational relations.

Social change--Asia.

Social change.

Population.

Social conditions.

Older people--Care.

Economic conditions.

Asia--Social conditions.

Asia.

Asia--Economic conditions.

Asia--Population.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 615 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2002.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The contributors to this volume use data collected over ten years to examine the well-being of the current older population in four Asian countries: The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. Each major analytic chapter looks at a key dimension of well-being and how these are affected by the familial and social support arrangements, as well as age, gender, education, and urban/rural residence. Where possible, changes over time are traced. Explicit attention is given to the policies and programs in place and under development in each country and to the cultural accommodations underway. The contributors also look ahead to the large numbers of elderly with very different characteristics who will predominate in the coming years and to the policy implications of this coming transformation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

0472112805

9780472112807

9780472026500

Publisher Number:

10.3998/mpub.17021

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.