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Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy : Perspectives from Asia.
Springer Nature - Springer Reference Module Humanities and Social Sciences eBooks 2022 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Demography.
- Clinical health psychology.
- Social groups.
- Families.
- Public health.
- Public Health.
- demography.
- public health.
- Medical Subjects:
- Demography.
- Public Health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 1790 pages 20 illustrations, 10 illustrations in color.) : online resource
- Contained In:
- Springer Nature Living Reference
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint : Springer, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This handbook presents the latest information on all aspects of global aging, with a focus on Asia, including policies, age-associated diseases and conditions, health services, long-term care, living arrangements, income and social security, preventing abuse, and the impact of migration on the elderly. Further, the book presents a synthesis of research on population aging, social protection policies, crimes against the elderly, new analyses of trends, and discussions of major social policy strategies. Written by academics, practitioners and policymakers in the field of gerontology, the book offers an informative resource for demographers, gerontologists, economists, anthropologists and other social scientists studying various facets of aging, as well as students in the social and health sciences.
- Contents:
- On Examining Population Aging
- The Emerging Aging Scenario
- The Second demographic Transition and changing household structure
- Macro Economic Effects of Ageing
- Ageing and Poverty
- Ageing and Social Security
- NTA framework to understand Ageing
- Ageing and Health Expenditure
- Economics of Ageing in India: A review
- Beyond Economics: Non-economic contribution of elderly in India
- Macro-Economic Effects of Ageing
- Productive Ageing in India
- Elderly workforce participation in India: Choice or compulsion?
- Emerging patterns of disability among older adults in India: Insights from LASI
- Impact of economic dependency on perceived state of health among elderly in India.
- ISBN:
- 9789811619144
- 981161914X
- OCLC:
- 1283776774
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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