This paper is a preliminary exploration of the trends and spatial variation in gender differentials in adult mortality … in India, as also of the related rural-urban differentials. We pay particular attention to female mortality in the two …, available n an annual basis since 1970. Gender differentials, as well as rural urban differentials, have narrowed down …

Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and … Southeast Asia where the population is aging. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pension systems in …

Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia raise the policy challenge of ensuring income security in … schemes in Asia, informed by insights from theory and international experience. The paper identifies alternative forms of …

The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing rapid economic growth. Along with rising incomes, the lifestyles of the large … pressure to adjust their lifestyles that respect the Earths’ carrying capacity. As far as countries in the Asia and Pacific … the Asia-Pacific can join hands with businesses and civil society to accelerate this transition—from a consumption …

with preventing productive human capital outflows ought to be considered seriously in Asia. …

Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and … Southeast Asia where the population is aging. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pension systems in …

Financial safety nets in Asia have come a long way since the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) of 1997–98. Not wanting …

with preventing productive human capital outflows ought to be considered seriously in Asia. …