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    Grounded: special report - Brazil

    The Economist, 2013
    A special country-focused edtion of The Economist magazine looks at the following topic areas:
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    World population ageing 2013

    Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2013
    If current projections are realised, ageing will become a virtually universal phenomenon during the twenty-first century, although it will progress with different intensity and speed across countries and regions.
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    Why health systems must change: addressing the needs of ageing populations in low- and middle-income countries

    HelpAge International, 2014
    The world’s population is ageing rapidly, with the over-60 population growing fastest. Since 2000, there have been more people aged 60 or over than children under 5. Ageing, however, brings with it a
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    Human rights and status of older women in india - a national study

    Agewell Foundation, 2011
    India has a population of approx. 60 million older women (60+).  This reporrt argues that in India, women have never found themselves at the centre stage, and have always been marginalised from the mainstream of the society. Living as second class citizen for centuries, their mindset has also developed accordingly and never enjoyed privileges of development.
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    Social transfers: a critical strategy to meet the MDGs

    HelpAge International, 2010
    Non-contributory pensions enable poor older people to provide for their future and the future of their families. Alongside other social transfer schemes, pensions are now being seen to help reduce old age and intergenerational poverty, and have improved income security, access to education, health status and gender equality across other age groups.
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    Elder poverty in an ageing world: conditions of social vulnerability and low income for women in rich and middle‐income nations

    Luxembourg Income Study, 2008
    In most rich countries, poverty among younger pensioners (under age 70) is no longer a major policy problem, but women typically constitute two-thirds to three-quarters or more of the elderly poor in rich countries. Poverty in rich nations is especially a problem among women aged 75 and older who live alone.
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    Literature review on social exclusion in the ESCWA region

    Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, 2007
    Focusing on the economic and social commission for western Asia (ESCWA), this review contains an overview and analysis of the concept of social exclusion.
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    Social issues under economic transformation and integration in Vietnam, Volume 1

    Vietnam Development Forum, 2008
    Fast growth and integration has intensified social problems in Vietnam. New problems have also arisen. Rapidly urbanising areas are experiencing issues with street children, prostitution, and HIV/AIDS epidemic transmission. Nationally there are problems in the education system and social welfare, rising inequality, and in elderly populations.
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    Changes in population structure and household consumption inequality in Jakarta-West Java and Central Java

    The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, 2006
    This paper discusses income distribution in Java with a particular emphasis on factors that affect consumption inequality in Indonesia. The document reviews existing works on inequality and relates this to income and population structure by analysing official census data.

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