Ageing in Asia: Asia's Position in the New Global Demography Contributor(s): Goodman, Roger (Editor), Harper, Sarah (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415445833 ISBN-13: 9780415445832 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $217.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Demography - Social Science | Gerontology - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: 362.609 |
LCCN: 2012361126 |
Physical Information: 128 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The volume takes four key themes related to ageing - the experience of old age; intergenerational relations; economics of and social policy for ageing; longevity and the culture of ageing - and examines how these issues are emerging in different regions of Asia, specifically, the former Soviet Union, South Asia, China, Japan and South-East Asia. In placing these Asian cases studies in the broader context of debates about, and policies on, ageing more generally, it brings them into the mainstream of comparative research on ageing from which they have been too often excluded. As the studies show, the relationship between ageing and poverty is a complex one and often reflects policy towards the aged rather than that the aged themselves are unproductive and dependent. Ageing, moreover, can no longer be considered as simply a national question; we also need to consider the implications of its global dimension in terms of issues such as human rights and quality of life. |