Aging China

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on Policy Research and Data Needs to Meet the Challenge of Aging in Asia
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309254090

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Aging in Asia by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on Policy Research and Data Needs to Meet the Challenge of Aging in Asia Pdf

The population of Asia is growing both larger and older. Demographically the most important continent on the world, Asia's population, currently estimated to be 4.2 billion, is expected to increase to about 5.9 billion by 2050. Rapid declines in fertility, together with rising life expectancy, are altering the age structure of the population so that in 2050, for the first time in history, there will be roughly as many people in Asia over the age of 65 as under the age of 15. It is against this backdrop that the Division of Behavioral and Social Research at the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) asked the National Research Council (NRC), through the Committee on Population, to undertake a project on advancing behavioral and social research on aging in Asia. Aging in Asia: Findings from New and Emerging Data Initiatives is a peer-reviewed collection of papers from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Thailand that were presented at two conferences organized in conjunction with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Indonesian Academy of Sciences, and Science Council of Japan; the first conference was hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, and the second conference was hosted by the Indian National Science Academy in New Delhi. The papers in the volume highlight the contributions from new and emerging data initiatives in the region and cover subject areas such as economic growth, labor markets, and consumption; family roles and responsibilities; and labor markets and consumption.

Author : Merril D. Silverstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-05
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781000428513

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Aging Families in Chinese Society by Merril D. Silverstein Pdf

Declining fertility rates and increased life expectancies over the last few decades have conspired to make China one of the more rapidly aging societies in the world. Aging Families in Chinese Society focuses on the accelerated social and demographic changes in China and examines their implications for family care and support for older adults. Contributors to this landmark volume portray various challenges facing aging families in China as a result of reduced family size, changing gender expectations, rapid economic development and urbanization, rural-to-urban migration, and an emerging but still underdeveloped long-term care system. Divided into four thematic areas – Disability and Family Support; Family Relationships and Mental Health; Filial Piety and Gender Norms; and Long-term Care Preferences – chapters in this volume confront these burgeoning issues and offer salient policy and practice considerations not just for today’s aging population, but future generations to come. Combining quantitative data from social surveys in China, comparative surveys in Taiwan and Thailand, and qualitative data from in-depth interviews, Aging Families in Chinese Societies will be of significant interest to students and researchers in aging and gerontology, China and East Asian Studies and population studies.

Author : Sheying Chen,Jason L. Powell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781441983510

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Aging in China by Sheying Chen,Jason L. Powell Pdf

China, which is fast on its way to becoming the most powerful economic force in the world, has four unique characteristics that distinguish it from other countries in Asia: (1) The proportion of aging population is growing faster than that of Japan (the country previously recognized as having the fastest rate) and much faster than nations in western Europe. (2) An early arrival of an aging population before modernization has fully taken place, with social policy implications. It is certain that China will face a severely aged population before it has sufficient time and resources to establish an adequate social security and service system for older people. (3) There will be fluctuations in the total dependency ratio. The Chinese government estimates are that the country will reach a higher dependent burden earlier in the twenty-first century than was previously forecast. (4) The government’s fertility policy (single child per family) and its implementation has a strong influence on the aging process. Fewer children are being born, but with more elderly people a conflict arises between the objectives to limit population increase and yet maintain a balanced age structure (Peng and Guo 2001). The intersection of these fourfold factors means that the increased aging population is giving rise to serious concerns among Chinese social policy makers. There is a chronic lack of good resource materials that attempt to make sense of social policy in its relationship to examining the problems and possibilities of human aging grounded in an analysis of economic of social policy in China and impact on rural and urban spaces. Such analysis of China will be covered by conceptual, theoretical, and empirical approaches. The book will also discuss substantive topics of housing, community care, family care, pensions, and mental health. The book brings together a truly world class array of researchers to provide discussions of critical implications of aging social policy and the economic impact in China.

Author : Jason L. Powell,Ian G. Cook
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1600217508

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New Perspectives on China and Aging by Jason L. Powell,Ian G. Cook Pdf

The first part of the book is entitled 'Family, Transition and Ageing' and addresses rapid social and economic changes in China through a kaleidoscope of differential perspectives that focus on how family continues to be an important reference point for the past, present and future institution in the care of older people. The second part of the book focuses on the tangible social forces associated with managing old age: 'Welfare, Consumption and Ageing'. This section is important in locating the structures and agents of power that are relevant to maintaining trust and social relations between older people, the Chinese State and its dualism of state welfare and consumption of welfare.

Author : Judith Banister
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : China
ISBN : PSU:000021072154

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Implications of the Aging of China's Population by Judith Banister Pdf

Author : Judith Banister,Center for International Research (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : China
ISBN : UOM:39015014047768

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Implications of the Aging of China's Population by Judith Banister,Center for International Research (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Peter Uhlenberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-29
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781402083563

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International Handbook of Population Aging by Peter Uhlenberg Pdf

The International Handbook of Population Aging examines research on a wide array of the profound implications of population aging. It demonstrates how the world is changing through population aging, and how demography is changing in response to it.

Author : Merril D. Silverstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-05
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781000428520

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Aging Families in Chinese Society by Merril D. Silverstein Pdf

Declining fertility rates and increased life expectancies over the last few decades have conspired to make China one of the more rapidly aging societies in the world. Aging Families in Chinese Society focuses on the accelerated social and demographic changes in China and examines their implications for family care and support for older adults. Contributors to this landmark volume portray various challenges facing aging families in China as a result of reduced family size, changing gender expectations, rapid economic development and urbanization, rural-to-urban migration, and an emerging but still underdeveloped long-term care system. Divided into four thematic areas – Disability and Family Support; Family Relationships and Mental Health; Filial Piety and Gender Norms; and Long-term Care Preferences – chapters in this volume confront these burgeoning issues and offer salient policy and practice considerations not just for today’s aging population, but future generations to come. Combining quantitative data from social surveys in China, comparative surveys in Taiwan and Thailand, and qualitative data from in-depth interviews, Aging Families in Chinese Societies will be of significant interest to students and researchers in aging and gerontology, China and East Asian Studies and population studies.

Author : Robert Stowe England
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313090943

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Aging China by Robert Stowe England Pdf

China, the world's most populous nation, will enter a period of rapid aging very shortly that will redefine that country. Between 2010 and 2040, the portion of people 65 and older will rise from around 7% to between 25 and 30% of the population. As China ages, can it retain the youthful dynamism now driving it? China, the world's most populous nation, will enter a period of rapid aging very shortly that will redefine that country. Between 2010 and 2040, the number of people 65 and older will rise from around 7% to between 25 and 30% of the population. As China ages, can it retain the youthful dynamism now driving it? This book is an effort to try to capture the broad outlines of the significant economic, market, social, and demographic factors that will shape the future of China and the role that aging will play in the whole mix of influences. Aging in developed societies and economies has been widely studied. In such nations as Japan, Germany, Italy, and Spain, for example, we know that as populations age, their societies decline, leaving fewer younger workers to support the growing number of people who will become dependent on costly health care systems, or whose basic needs, such as food and shelter, will need to be subsidized. But less work has been done in assessing the potential impact of aging in developing countries, where the majority of people may be working poor, not middle class—as in the case of China. As China restructures its economy, the old benefits packages previously available to urban workers (and not rural workers) are being replaced by a patchwork of benefits across a wide range of enterprises.

Author : CHINA DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1032768894

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China's Aging Population by CHINA DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION. Pdf

This book provides a systematic study of the challenges of aging in China and of the measures being taken, planned and still needed to cope with the challenges. It highlights that the number of people aged 65 or above is growing and that the growth will accelerate - from 176 million people representing 12.6% of the population in 2019 to 310 million representing 22.3% of the population by 2035; and it also highlights that the aging comes at a time when China's economy is not yet fully developed and not yet fully balanced. The book outlines how China has already established an elderly care system and is beginning to meet the needs of the elderly for economic security, social services and so on, discusses the need for enhancing and considerably extending the existing system, and proposes reform ideas and key policy options.

Author : Long Mo,Yuhong Wei
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9811014906

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China’s Demographic Dilemma and Potential Solutions by Long Mo,Yuhong Wei Pdf

This book is a quantitative assessment of the challenges China faces as it tries to achieve the twin goals of mitigating the effects of population aging while containing the overall size of the population. After a close examination of the impact of China’s fertility policies on the country’s population structure and size, the author presents empirical evidence for the effectiveness of finely calibrated easing of the country’s decades-long birth control policies for both of these objectives. This research uses an innovative quantitative indicator—the Aging and Economic Coordination Index (AECI)—to measure the macroeconomic pressure population aging places on the country. This is the first time the AECI has been systematically applied to gauge the magnitude and the trends of that pressure for the 1980–2050 period, and to provide the basis for policy suggestions about what might be done to ease that pressure.

Author : Xueyuan Tian
Publisher : Springer
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811049415

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China’s Population Aging and the Risk of ‘Middle-income Trap’ by Xueyuan Tian Pdf

This book includes a series of reports that mainly discuss the Middle Income Trap against the backdrop of population ageing in China. It also offers practical suggestions on how to avoid it properly. Concretely, it argues that the government should accelerate the transition of economic development modes, resolve concentrated social conflicts, promote a balanced rural and urban development during the process of urbanization, and mitigate the effects of population ageing by fostering strengths and avoiding weaknesses. As for the challenges posed by population ageing in China, it puts forward five core suggestions tailored to China’s unique situation. Assessing a number of real-world challenges, the general report and the special reports combine theory and empirical findings, using primary data for their analyses. Given the wealth of essential information it provides, the book offers a valuable reference resource for decision-makers.

Author : Yi Zeng,Dudley L. Poston,Denese Ashbaugh Vlosky,Danan Gu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781402067525

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Healthy Longevity in China by Yi Zeng,Dudley L. Poston,Denese Ashbaugh Vlosky,Danan Gu Pdf

Key research in the world’s largest aging population – in China – has fed into this important new work, which aims to answer questions critical to older people worldwide. These include: is the period of disability compressing or expanding with increasing life expectancy and what factors are associated with these trends in the recent decades? And is it possible to realize morbidity compression with a prolongation of the life span in the future? Essential reading for gerontologists.

Author : James H. Schulz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Aging
ISBN : UOM:39015016233473

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Aging China by James H. Schulz Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Aging
ISBN : 1032768908

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China's Aging Population by Anonim Pdf

"This book provides a systematic study of the challenges of aging in China and of the measures being taken, planned and still needed to cope with the challenges. It highlights that the number of people aged 65 or above is growing and that the growth will accelerate - from 176 million people representing 12.6% of the population in 2019 to 310 million representing 22.3% of the population by 2035; and it also highlights that the aging comes at a time when China's economy is not yet fully developed and not yet fully balanced. The book outlines how China has already established an elderly care system and is beginning to meet the needs of the elderly for economic security, social services and so on, discusses the need for enhancing and considerably extending the existing system, and proposes reform ideas and key policy options"--