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  Between thriving and decline: the Jewish people 2004

  Jewish People Policy Planning Institute, Israel, 2005

  This report presents findings that emerge from a systematic assessment of the current state of world Jewish affairs. It looks at the factors that affect Judaism, including geopolitical shifts, Arab-Israeli conflict, the roles of Islam and Chrisitanity, instances of antisemitism, and cultural changes.
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  Czech welfare state: changing environment, changing institutions

  Center for Social and Economic Strategies,, Czech Republic, 2004

  This report includes a collection of four essays dealing with the development of social policy, its preconditions and implications in the Czech Republic.
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  Global aging: the challenge of success

  Population Reference Bureau, 2005

  This issue of the Population Bulletin examines the causes of global population ageing and considers related dimensions such as the importance of health improvements and the effects of extended life expectancy for the individual wellbeing of older people and for social costs related to health care.
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  World population prospects: the 2004 revision highlights

  United Nations Population Division, 2005

  This report presents the highlights from the results of the 2004 revision of the official world population estimates and projections. The full report is due for publication at a later date in 2005.The 2004 revision is the first to incorporate the full results of the 2000 round of national population censuses.
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  World demographic trends: report of the Secretary General

  United Nations [UN] Non-Governmental Liaison Service, 2005

  This report provides an overview of demographic trends worldwide, for major areas and selected countries. It covers population size and growth, urbanisation and city growth, population ageing, fertility and contraception, mortality and international migration.
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  Preventing and responding to abuse of elders in Indian Country

  National Indian Council on Aging,, USA, 2004

  This project report aims to offer a greater understanding of the scope and nature of elder abuse in Indian country, how it is perceived, services currently being provided, and promising approaches to prevention.
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  Terms behind pensions discussion, World Bank

  World Bank, 2005

  Short description of multi-pillar pension system terms as used by the World Bank.
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  Old-age income support in the 21st Century: an international perspective on pensions

  Pensions Online, World Bank, 2005

  This report clarifies and updates the World Bank’s perspective on pension reform, incorporating the lessons learned from recent experience and research that has advanced the understanding of how best to proceed in the future. It has been developed as a policy note, not as a research paper.
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  Australia’s demographic challenges

  Australia’s Demographic Challenges, Australian Government Treasury, 2005

  This discussion paper looks at the Australian Government's policies to achieve higher economic growth via increases in labour force participation and productivity.
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  Labour force withdrawal of the elderly in South Africa

  Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2004

  This paper provides a broad overview of the labor force activity of older workers in South Africa. It begins with a discussion of important features of the social and economic environment that provide a background for the analysis. Drawing on microdata, it analyses the age profile of participation, focusing in particular on the possible effects of the old age pension on retirement.

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