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Growing old in an older Brazil : implications of population ageing on growth, poverty, public finance and service delivery
Gragnolati, Michele (contributor) - 2011
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A Silver Lining : Productive and Inclusive Aging for Malaysia
World Bank - 2020
In 2020, Malaysia passes a crucial milestone in its demographic trajectory and becomes an aging society. Driven by a precipitous decline in fertility accompanied by a sustained rise in life expectancy, in recent years Malaysia has seen an uptick in the pace of demographic change. Rapid aging...
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Growing old in an older Brazil : implications of population aging on growth, poverty, public finance and service delivery
Gragnolati, Michele (contributor) - 2011
This chapter introduces the main issues associated with population aging, many of which will be investigated in detail throughout the volume. The next section describes the demographic transformation that Brazil has been experiencing and highlights its specific features, including a very rapid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550451
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Long-Term Care Policies for Older Populations in New EU Member States and Croatia : Challenges and Opportunities
World Bank - 2013
report on the financing, provision and regulation of LTC services. The next section presents comparative findings from the … four case study countries, including the demographic context for LTC services, the main features of the financing …, provision and regulation of LTC services and the strengths and weaknesses of current LTC systems there. The last section …
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Occupational structures of industries
Zymelman, Manuel - 1982
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Insurance and liquidity : panel evidence
Shankar, Rashmi - 2005
"The author presents evidence that balance sheet effects are critical determinants of both the likelihood of a crisis and of income losses following a crisis. She tests the validity of "insurance" and "liquidity" models of currency crisis. Both models predict that the occurrence of a balance of...
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Explaining U.S. immigration, 1971-98
Clark, Ximena - 2004
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The elderly and old age support in rural China
Cai, Fang (contributor) - 2012
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Integrating housing wealth into the social safety net : the elderly in Moscow
Buckley, Robert M. - 2003
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Reducing Elderly Poverty in Thailand : The Role of Thailand's Pension and Social Assistance Programs
World Bank - 2012
This policy note examines Thailand's programs for preventing poverty among the elderly, and suggests options for improving the effectiveness of these programs. The number of elderly people in Thailand will increase dramatically over the next 30 years, and the elderly already have a higher...
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