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    Human rights of older persons in india - a national study

    Agewell Foundation, 2011
    The population of India has approximately tripled during the last 50 years, but the number of elderly Indians has increased more than fourfold.  Better medical facilities, care and liberal family planning policies made the elderly the fastest growing section of the society in India - average life expectancy has also gone up to over 70 years today.
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    Global aging preparedness index

    Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2011
    The Global Aging Preparedness Index (or GAP Index) aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the progress that countries are making in preparing for global ageing, and particularly the “old-age dependency” dimension of the challenge.
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    Agewell Foundation

    Agewell Foundation works for the empowerment and welfare of older persons. Presently Agewell Foundation involves a network of over 1500 NGOs/VOs.Programmes include:
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    Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia

    The goal this network is to bring together active researchers who study the consequences for and contributions of older persons in Africa and Asia in relation to the AIDS epidemic in order to promote
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    Urban world: mapping the economic power of cities

    McKinsey Global Institute, 2011
    Half of the world populations live in cities. Yet, over the next 15 years, the center of gravity of the urban world will move south, and even more decisively, east. This report draws insights from more than 2000 leading cities in the world, looking at demographic trends and shifts in the profile of households and incomes.
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    Long term care policies for older populations in new EU member states and Coratia: challenges and oportunities

    Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, 2011
    Experience from OECD countries shows long term care (LTC) for the elderly is expensive and generates financial burden for individuals and households.  The increasing “good practice” in OECD countries is to promote a policy of universal coverage.
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    Europe and Central Asia, World Bank

    World bank website section covering Europe and Central Asia
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    Unleashing the potential of young rural people

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2011
    The Near East and North Africa (NENA) region presents the largest cohort  of youth after sub-Saharan Africa, with young people making up 20 per cent of the total population in NENA.
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    The effects of a very young age structure in Yemen

    Population Action International, 2011
    Yemen has the most youthful age structure in the world outside of sub-Saharan Africa, with three-quarters of its population under the age of 30. It also has a very high fertility rate. Periodic terrorist attacks against foreign targets and its location as a base for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula have highlighted the geopolitical significance of this country.
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    Developing a social assistance strategy for the SADC region based on the success of Brazil’s Bolsa Familia programme

    Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2007
    Given the recent interest in South Africa for developing a basic income grant, it is useful to study successful examples of social grant implementation to ascertain the challenges and opportunities associated with such a system.

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