An aging India : perspectives, prospects, and policies / / Phoebe S. Liebig, S. Irudaya Rajan, editors

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.260954
• Soggetto topico: Older people - India; Aging - India; Older people - Services for - India; Older people - Government policy - India
• Altri autori: Irudaya RajanS <1959-> (Sebastian) LiebigPhoebe
• Note generali: "Co-published simultaneously as Journal of aging & social policy, volume 15, numbers 2/3 2003."
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; An Aging India: Perspectives, Prospects, and Policies; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; An Aging India: Perspectives, Prospects, and Policies; Foundations of Aging in India; Demography of Indian Aging, 2001-2051; Perspectives of Research on Aging in India; Economics, Health, and Social Networks; Economic Security for the Elderly in India: An Overview; Health Status and Health Care Services Among Older Persons in India; Aging, Disability, and Disabled Older People in India; Social and Familial Relations ; Social Networks of Old People in India: Research and PolicyIssues of Elder Care and Elder Abuse in the Indian Context; Current Interventions; Geriatric Hospitals in India, Today and in the Future; Old-Age Homes and Services: Old and New Approaches to Aged Care; The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations for the Welfare of the Elderly: The Case of HelpAge India; Advocacy and Policy; Senior Grassroots Organizations in India; Towards a Policy for Aging in India; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This pathbreaking collection provides something that has been missing in the literature on aging in India, especially for non-Indian audiences: studies of various aspects of aging in India combined with analyses of current policies, policy trends and recommendations. You'll examine aging issues from a variety of perspectives?demographic foundations, social and family relations, economics, health and disability, current interventions, and advocacy and policy. An Aging India also provides you with up-to-date references, explanations of differences and similarities within India's diverse populati
• Titolo autorizzato: An aging India
• ISBN: 0-7890-2240-0; 1-315-87018-5; 1-317-97192-2; 1-317-97193-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813029303321
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