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    Ageing Asia’s looming pension crisis

    Asian Development Bank, 2009
    Due to population ageing, weakening of family-based support, and related factors, old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of the pension systems in eight East and Southeast Asian countries, identifying their major structural weaknesses, and suggesting some specific policy directions for them.
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    Decent work for older persons in Thailand

    International Labour Organization, 2009
    This paper highlights the current and emerging issues concerning the promotion of decent work for older persons in Thailand, including the aspects of employment, income security, social security, government policies, as well as private sector and civil society initiatives.
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    Social security pension reforms in Thailand and Indonesia: unsustainable and unjust

    Overseas Development Group, East Anglia University (UEA) School of Development Studies, 2008
    Historically, both Thailand and Indonesia have had relatively limited social security programmes, in terms of labour-force coverage and public expenditure. In the last decade, both have embarked on apparently ambitious reforms to move towards a more embracing system.
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    Older people’s associations in community disaster risk reduction: a resource book

    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 contribute in planning and coordinating community responses to disasters. [adapted from author]
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    Committed to caring: older women and HIV & AIDS in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam

    HelpAge International, 2007
    In numerous Asian countries, many older people assume multiple responsibilities in caring for relatives living with HIV/AIDS. Despite their burden, older carers remain neglected within the response to HIV and AIDS in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. In this paper, the author outlines a number of recommendations for every level of response. These include:
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    Support by migrants to their elderly parents in rural Cambodia and Thailand: a comparative study

    Population Council, USA, 2007
    Internal migration in Southeast Asia raises questions about strains upon traditional systems of support for older adults. This paper focuses on the adult children of older persons living in rural Cambodia and Thailand and examines the determinants of personal visits, monetary remittances, and more general forms of household support.
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    Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons

    Joint US / Thai / Cambodian research programme to study the impact of AIDS on older persons in Thailand and Cambodia.
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    Is Asia prepared for an aging population?

    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.
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    Population ageing in East and South-East Asia: current situation and emerging challenges

    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.This report describes the current situation of population ageing, its causes and consequences and implications at the policy, programme and community level.
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    Future characteristics of the elderly in developing countries and their implications for policy

    Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2006
    This paper generates profiles of the elderly to 2050 on key characteristics for a set of thirteen developing countries that vary by region, size, economic level, and cultural traditions. Findings show dramatic shifts in the educational attainment and family size of the elderly over the next 30-40 years.

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