China and Ageing
- Capital:
Beijing - Population:
1330044000 - Size:
9596960.0 Km2
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- Is dementia in developing countries more widespread than previously thought?
- J.J. Llibre Rodriguez; C.P. Ferri; D. Acosta / The Lancet, 2008
- Studies have suggested that the prevalence of dementia is lower in developing than in developed regions. This paper investigates the prevalence and severity of dementia in sites in low-income and middle-income countries according to t...
- New initiative for Chinese pension schemes
- W. Zhang; D. Tang / HelpAge International, 2008
- Baoji City is located in western Shaanxi, and is the second largest city in the province after Xi’an. It has a population of 3.76 million, 74 per cent of whom live in rural areas. The Baoji government instituted the New Rural So...
- How older people’s association can participate in disaster preparedness and mitigation in Asia and the Pacific
- HelpAge International, 2007
- Building community capacity through Older People’s Associations (OPAs) enhances the resilience of a community in the event of a disaster. Lessons learnt suggest that there are many ways in which older men and women can contribut...
- Sharing skills, knowledge and experience between old and young
- A. Hatton-Yeo (ed); T. Ohsako (ed) / UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2008
- Intergenerational programmes are vehicles for the purposeful and ongoing exchange of resources and learning among older and younger generations. This monograph presents the results of collaborative cross-country research and aims to a...
- Has China’s economic growth led to improved welfare for families?
- Guifen Luo / United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2007
- Based on interviews with rural-urban migrants in Anhui and Sichuan provinces of China, this paper focuses on the coping strategies adopted by Chinese rural-urban migrant families to deal with the tensions caused by changes in generati...
- New figures suggest that global population growth is very likely to end during this century
- W. Lutz; W. Sanderson; S. Scherbov / Nature [journal], 2008
- Population ageing is not only about there being more old people (by today’s definition of what is old), it is also about people living longer lives. To capture this important impact of increasing life expectancy on our lives, an...
- Analysis of the health status of China's elderly
- W. He; M. Sengupta; K. Zhang / International Programs Center, Population Division of the U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2007
- Along with socio-economic transformation and lifestyle changes, China has begun the epidemiological transition from acute infectious and deficiency diseases to a predominance of non-communicable diseases and chronic conditions commonl...
- Asian countries still lack comprehensive policy frameworks to address aged populations
- P. S. Heller / International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 2006
- Many Asian countries will experience a significant ageing of their populations during the next decades. This paper explores how these countries are addressing and anticipating the challenges of an ageing society. It suggests that Asia...
- State mechanism of undertakings for the aged in China
- CHINA.ORG.CN, 2007
- This White Paper from the Chinese Government discusses the challenge facing China as the ageing of the population accelerates. It also outlines laws, regulations and policies that have been implemented since the founding of the People...
- Asian governments must mainstream population ageing into all development polices and actions
- G. Mujahid / UNFPA Country Technical Services Team for East and South-East Asia, 2006
- There has been marked progress in the policy response to population ageing in countries of the ESEAR, particularly since the commemoration of the International Year of Older Persons in 1999 and the 2002 Madrid World Assembly on Ageing...
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