Ageing in Asia-Pacific interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives / edited by Thomas R. Klassen, Masa Higo, Nopraenue S. Dhirathiti and Theresa W. Devasahayam.

Other author Klassen, Thomas Richard, 1957-
Other author Higo, Masa.
Other author Dhirathiti, Nopraenue S.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
Descriptionxviii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects
Population aging--Pacific Area.
Older people--Pacific Area. --Social conditions.
Older people--Care. --Pacific Area.

Contents The impacts of the demographic transition in Asia Pacific / Thomas R. Klassen, Masa Higo, Nopraenue S. Dhirathiti and Theresa W. Devasahayam -- Ageing and old age in modern society / Masa Higo -- Asia-Pacific and global population ageing / David Phillips -- The changing face of the older population in urban and rural China / Yang Cheng, Jie Yu and Mark W. Rosenberg -- Women and gender ideology in ageing Korea / Yunjeong Yang -- Ageing policies in Taiwan : recent achievements and unresolved challenges / Tsung-hsi Fu -- Growing old in Hong Kong: responding to an increasingly frail population / Joelle H. Fong -- Current laws, policies and practices for older persons in Vietnam / Vu Ngoc Binh -- Growing old in Singapore: workings of the many helping hands policy approach / Leng Leng Thang and Johan Suen -- Population ageing and old age in Malaysia : the changing role of the family and major challenges ahead / Wan Ibrahim Wan Ahmad -- Ageing, the elderly and social change in Bangladesh / Anwar Islam -- Preparedness for old-age income security and support of the Thai pre-elderly / Chalermpol Chamchan -- Culture, changes and ageing population : an overview of the situation of older persons in Myanmar / Ne Lynn Aung -- Caregiving of older adults in Nepal : urbanization, modernization, and globalization / Ramraj Gautam -- Australia's baby boomers as the future older generation / Kate O'loughlin, Helen Barrie and Hal Kendig -- Social environment and positive ageing in New Zealand / Fiona Alpass and Brendan Stevenson -- Policy challenges and recommendations / Nopraenue S. Dhirathiti.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018004795
ISBN9781138550421 (hardback)

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