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Titolo |
Ageing and long-term care : national policies in the Asia-Pacific / / edited by David R. Phillips & Alfred C.M. Chan [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Singapore : , : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, , [2002] |
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ISBN |
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1-280-71726-2 |
9786610717262 |
981-230-716-8 |
1-55250-005-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvii, 242 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Social issues in Southeast Asia |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Older people - Asia |
Older people - Government policy - Pacific Area |
Aging - Government policy - Asia |
Older people - Care - Pacific Area |
Older people - Care - Asia |
Older people - Pacific Area |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-232) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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National policies on ageing and long-term care in the Asia-Pacific / David R. Phillips & Alfred C.M. Chan -- Policies on ageing and long-term care in Hong Kong / Alfred C.M. Chan & David R. Phillips -- National policies on ageing in Korea / Sung-Jae Choi --Ageing in Malaysia / Ong Fon Sim -- National policies on ageing and long-term care in Singapore / Kalyani K. Mehta -- National policies on ageing and long-term care provision for older persons in Thailand / Sutthichai Jitapunkul, Napaporn Chayovan & Jiraporn Kespichayawattana. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The case studies in this book focus on the emergence, extent and nature of national policies on ageing and associated strategies to address long-term care needs. Key opportunities for and constraints on policy are identified in this first round of regional studies, written by prominent researchers in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, who are partners in the Ageing Research Network of the |
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