Global population ageing: peril or promise?

If policy-makers and leaders fail to plan adequately for the changes ahead, they will be inundated by the effects of global ageing, such as a dearth of workers, strained pension systems, and overburdened health care systems. This book is the product of a collaboration among the business, political, academic, and other leaders of society that make up the Network of Global Agenda Councils. It brings together perspectives from multiple stakeholders to provide a broad range of views on the issues for policy-makers, business, and political leaders. The essays examine the interplay between population ageing and many facets of the modern world, such as urbanization, gerontechnology, international migration, and social protection programmes.

Papers appear under the headings of:

• The Backdrop: What We Must Contend With And Why We Must Act Now
• Investing in Ourselves: How to Release Social Capital
• Pursuing Healthy Ageing: What Healthy Ageing Involves
• Redesigning Our Environment: What a Better World Might Look Like