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    Long-Run Economic Perspectives of an Ageing Society (LEPAS)

    The EU member countries will be increasingly populated by older people. Nearly 25 percent of people in the European Union in 2030 can be above age 65, up from about 17 percent in 2005.
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    Social participation and healthy ageing: a neglected, significant protective factor for chronic non communicable conditions

    Globalization and Health, 2012
    Low and middle income countries are ageing at a much faster rate than richer countries, especially in Asia. This is happening at a time of globalisation, migration, urbanisation, and smaller families.
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    Older Women In India - A Note by Agewell Foundation

    Agewell Foundation, 2012
    Briefing paper looking at major concerns of Indian women, including destitution, alienation and isolation, financial and social insecurity and medical issues.
  • Document

    Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development

    2011
    Within a few decades, steadily increasing life expectancies and lower fertility rates in Asia will produce major increases in the share of populations aged 65 and older. This document delivers key messages on how to strengthen the scientifc basis of policy development in relation to population ageing.
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    Ageways 78: Ageing and Dementia

    HelpAge International, 2012
    Population ageing is a major achievement of better healthcare. But as a result, we are seeing many more people getting Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Policy-makers have been slow to see the implications of ageing for health systems, and most governments are not prepared for the dementia epidemic. However, there are some good signs.
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    Department of Economics, Towson University

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    The extension of social security coverage in developing countries

    Department of Economics, Towson University, 2011
    Individuals in developing countries face a shortage of formal risk-sharing instruments and therefore rely largely on informal cash transfers from family members for insurance purposes. This paper studies the effects of introducing a social pension program to elderly informal sector workers in developing countries who lack formal risk-sharing mechanisms against income and longevity risk.
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    Pensions and old age poverty

    Development Pathways, 2009
    In principle, pension policy can provide security for older people who are in danger of falling into poverty. This paper argues that if the international community is serious about tackling old- age poverty, a social pension is the best answer we have.
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    Population aging: some economic and social consequences of population aging

    Institute for Research on Public Policy, Canada, 2008
    The continued participation of older people in the economic life is a key factor to their own well-being as well as that of their nations on the whole. Covering Canada specifically, this paper looks at possible and appropriate policies that can accommodate the demographic fact of life.
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    Grey matter: ageing in developing countries

    The Lancet, 2012
    The proportion of older people is increasing in almost every country of the world but, by 2050, most will live in developing nations. This article wonders whether developing countries will be prepared for this demographic shift.The paper notes that aging plans in developing countries are almost absent, and even when plans have been put in place, they are largely inadequate.

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