Social Security for the Elderly: Experiences from South Asia
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1. Verfasser: Irudaya Rajan, Sebastian 1959- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2014
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Beschreibung:Cover; Half Title; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures ; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements ; 1. Aging, Pensions and Social Security in South Asia ; 2. India ; 3. Pakistan; 4. Bangladesh ; 5. Sri Lanka; 6. Nepal; 7. Universalizing Social Pensions for the Elderly: The Case of Nepal; Appendix; Notes on Contributors ; About the Editor ; Index
This book overviews the issue of population ageing in five countries in South Asia and projects the emerging scenarios. With a new field survey, it also documents existing policies and programs on pensions and social security, and examines their fiscal implications for the economy and society. Ageing of population is an inevitable consequence of the process of demographic transition. Being ahead, the developed regions of the world have long experienced its consequences; but the developing world is only now facing the travails of population ageing. Though the population under the age
Beschreibung:415 pages
ISBN:9781317809456
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