|aAgeing in East Asia :|bchallenges and policies for the twenty-first century /|cedited by Tsung-hsi Fu and Rhidian Hughes.
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|aLondon :|bRoutledge,|c2009.
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|axvi, 184 p. :|bill. ;|c24 cm.
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|aComparative development and policy in Asia series
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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|aForeword / Michael Hill -- Introduction : challenges to population ageing in East Asia / Tsung-hsi Fu and Rhidian Hughes -- Perspectives on ageing in East Asia : the embeddedness of institutions / Shih-jiunn Shi and Yeun-wen Ku -- Older people's income security in China : the challenges of population ageing / Hsiao-hung Nancy Chen and Tsung-hsi Fu -- Ageing in Japan : family changes and policy developments / Michihiko Tokoro -- Old-age security in Korea : the strengthened role of the state? / Gyu-jin Hwang -- Population ageing and social policy in Taiwan / Tsung-hsi Fu and Pau-ching Lu -- Retirement income protection in Hong Kong / Kee-lee Chou -- Ageing in Singapore : policy challenges and innovations / Angelique Chan -- Ageing in Malaysia : progress and prospects / Fon Sim Ong, David R. Phillips and Tengku Aizan Hamid -- Ageing in Thailand : challenges and policy responses / Nongluck Pussay Apibul, Samrit Srithamrongsawat and Kanitta Bundhamcharoen.
This book explores the causes and trends of population ageing in East Asia and discusses the challenges and impacts of population ageing on public policies.