Ageing matters : European policy lessons from the East / edited by John Doling, Catherine Jones Finer, Tony Maltby.

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Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

0754642372
9780754642374

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DDC classification:

305.26 22

LOC classification:

HQ1061 .A424415 2005

Contents:

1. Editorial introduction / John Doling -- 2. Prospects for pragmatism : trading lessons in social policy between East and West / Catherine Jones Finer -- 3. Ageing and social policy in the European Union : a contextual overview / Tony Maltby and Gordon Deuchars -- 4. Malaysia : supporting families / Roziah Omar -- 5. Population ageing in Singapore : the challenge of using the central provident fund for retirement needs / Tee Liang Ngiam -- 6. Ageing issues and policy in Hong Kong : lessons for other countries / Joe C. B. Leung -- 7. Universal values versus political ideology : the virtual reform experience of Taiwan's national pension plan / Hsiao-hung Nancy Chen -- 8. National policies on ageing in South Korea / Sung-Jae Choi and Seong-Hoon Bae -- 9. Inter-generational equity and social solidarity : Japan's search for an integrated policy on ageing / Tetsuo Ogawa -- 10. Ageing in East and Southeast Asia / Paul Wilding -- 11. Lessons to be learnt / John Doling, Catherine Jones Finer and Tony Maltby -- Statistical appendix : ageing matters in figures / Li Kan.

Review: "This book is the first to examine in detail the experiences and prospects of population ageing in those Asian countries with the highest GDP per capita. The authors pose the question to what extent Asia and old Europe can learn from each other in terms of policy planning. The first section of the book sets out the field in terms of the demographic characteristics and policy predicaments of European and Asian countries. The second section presents case-studies of six countries: Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia." "The book will greatly interest academics, postgraduates and professionals in gerontology, social policy, comparative social policy, public policy, political economy, sociology, social work and social security."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	305.26 AGE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A264606B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book is the first to examine in detail the experiences and prospects of population ageing in those Asian countries with the highest GDP per capita. The authors pose the question to what extent Asia and old Europe can learn from each other in terms of policy planning. The first section of the book sets out the field in terms of the demographic characteristics and policy predicaments of European and Asian countries. The second section presents case-studies of six countries: Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia." "The book will greatly interest academics, postgraduates and professionals in gerontology, social policy, comparative social policy, public policy, political economy, sociology, social work and social security."--BOOK JACKET.

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