Ageing In Asia: Contemporary Trends And Policy Issues, EPUB eBook

Ageing In Asia: Contemporary Trends And Policy Issues EPUB

Edited by Phua Kai Hong Phua, Goh Lee Gan Goh, Yap Mui Teng Yap

Part of the World Scientific Series On Ageing In Asia series

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Ageing in Asia contains a selection of leading social systems and programs, with interesting case-studies offering innovative and useful lessons.

The book covers ageing and related developments occurring in the most dynamic industrializing and urbanizing societies of emerging Asia.

It includes topical issues such public policies and responses to current challenges from the growing needs of an ageing population due to rise of chronic non-communicable diseases, amidst rapidly changing social, cultural, economic and political changes in the region.

The main purpose of the book is to provide useful comparisons of social care systems undergoing rapid transitions, and to offer some examples of best practices and lessons to respond to the changing needs due to population ageing.

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