Is Asia Prepared for an Aging Population? / / Peter Heller

• Autore: Heller Peter
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (35 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Population aging - Asia; Age distribution (Demography) - Asia; Macroeconomics; Public Finance; Health Policy; Demography; Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-labor Market Discrimination; Demographic Economics: General; Analysis of Health Care Markets; Aggregate Factor Income Distribution; National Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs; Population & demography; Health systems & services; Public finance & taxation; Aging; Population and demographics; Health care; Income; Social assistance spending; Population aging; Population; Medical care; Expenditures, Public
• Soggetto geografico: China, People's Republic of
• Note generali: "December 2006."
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. A PERSPECTIVE ON ASIAâ€?S AGING PROCESS""; ""III. HOW WELL-POSITIONED ARE ASIAN COUNTRIES TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF AN AGING POPULATION?""; ""IV. FINAL OBSERVATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix I. Summary""
• Sommario/riassunto: Many Asian countries (such as China, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines) will experience a significant aging of their populations during the next several decades. This paper explores how these aging Asian countries are addressing and anticipating the challenges of an aging society. It suggests that Asia's preparedness for an aging population is decidedly mixed. While growth policies have been successful, much work is still needed in many countries to establish an adequate and farsighted policy framework in the areas of pensions, health insurance, and labor market policies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Is Asia Prepared for an Aging Population
• ISBN: 1-4623-6795-X; 1-4519-9842-2; 1-283-51628-4; 9786613828736; 1-4519-0985-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826869903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; ; No. 2006/272