TY  - BOOK
AU  - Doling,J.F.
AU  - Jones Finer,Catherine
AU  - Maltby,Tony
TI  - Ageing matters: European policy lessons from the East 
T2  - Social policy in modern Asia
SN  - 0754642372
AV  - HQ1061 .A424415 2005
U1  - 305.26 22
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - Aldershot, Hants, England, Burlington, VT
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - Aging
KW  - Cross-cultural studies
KW  - Older people
KW  - Asia
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Government policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - "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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