Population aging raises questions for policymakers

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dc.contributor.author	Lee, Sang-Hyop	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mason, Andrew	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2008-11-19T19:31:32Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2008-11-19T19:31:32Z	en_US
dc.date.issued	2000	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/3917	en_US
dc.description	For more about the East-West Center, see <a href="http://www.eastwestcenter.org/">http://www.eastwestcenter.org/</a>	en_US
dc.description.abstract	All across Asia, populations age 65 and above are expected to grow rapidly over the next 50 years, both in terms of absolute numbers and as a proportion of Asian populations as a whole. Within the elderly population, the majority will continue to be women. Expanding proportions will be in the oldest age groups, will have a living spouse, and will have few or no adult children, while shrinking proportions will be in the workforce. These developments present a clear challenge to policymakers. Who will provide Asia's growing elderly population with the health services, financial support, and personal care they will need?	en_US
dc.format.extent	4 pages	en_US
dc.language.iso	en-US	en_US
dc.publisher	Honolulu: East-West Center	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Asia-Pacific population & policy ; no. 53	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Older people - Government policy - Asia	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Age distribution (Demography) - Asia	en_US
dc.title	Population aging raises questions for policymakers	en_US
dc.type.dcmi	Text	en_US

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Asia-Pacific Population & Policy is a four-page policy brief, issued quarterly, that summarizes research on population and reproductive health for policymakers and others concerned with the Asia-Pacific region.