Ageing matters [[electronic resource] ] : European policy lessons from the East / / edited by John Doling, Catherine Jones Finer, Tony Maltby
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| Titolo: |
Ageing matters [[electronic resource] ] : European policy lessons from the East / / edited by John Doling, Catherine Jones Finer, Tony Maltby
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| Pubblicazione: | Aldershot, Hants, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.26 |
| Soggetto topico: | Aging |
| Older people | |
| Aging - Asia | |
| Older people - Government policy - Asia | |
| Altri autori: |
DolingJ. F
Jones FinerCatherine
MaltbyTony
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; PART I: THE CONTEXT; 1 Editorial Introduction; 2 Prospects for Pragmatism: Trading Lessons in Social Policy Between East and West; 3 Ageing and Social Policy in the European Union: A Contextual Overview; PART II: THE CASE STUDIES; 4 Malaysia: Supporting Families; 5 Population Ageing in Singapore: The Challenge of Using the Central Provident Fund for Retirement Needs; 6 Ageing Issues and Policy in Hong Kong: Lessons for Other Countries |
| 7 Universal Values Versus Political Ideology: The Virtual Reform Experience of Taiwan's National Pension Plan8 National Policies on Ageing in South Korea; 9 Inter-generational Equity and Social Solidarity: Japan's Search for an Integrated Policy on Ageing; PART III: THE LESSONS; 10 Ageing in East and Southeast Asia; 11 Lessons to Be Learnt; Statistical Appendix: Ageing Matters in Figures; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Ageing matters |
| ISBN: | 1-351-16322-1 |
| 1-281-89355-2 | |
| 9786611893552 | |
| 0-7546-8073-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784510103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Social policy in modern Asia.