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Aging in Comparative PerspectiveIntroduction: An Aging World

Aging in Comparative Perspective: Introduction: An Aging World [It is now well known that population aging will be a major feature of human societies across the globe in the twenty-first century. Over the recent decade, there has been much academic discussion on the rapid increase in population aging (Biggs & Powell, 2001; Pain & Hopkins, 2010; Powell & Owen, 2005; Sanderson & Scherbov, 2007; Tosun, 2003; Wacker & Roberto, 2009). Population aging has caused political challenges in the economic and social activities affiliated with a growth in the elderly population. This introductory chapter outlines the key themes and issues relating to aging. The first part will outline the structure of the chapters. This will lead to an overview of comparative aging in the sample countries. Following this discussion, the global impacts of aging will be outlined.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Publisher
Springer US
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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012
ISBN
978-1-4614-1977-8
Pages
1 –6
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4614-1978-5_1
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Abstract

[It is now well known that population aging will be a major feature of human societies across the globe in the twenty-first century. Over the recent decade, there has been much academic discussion on the rapid increase in population aging (Biggs & Powell, 2001; Pain & Hopkins, 2010; Powell & Owen, 2005; Sanderson & Scherbov, 2007; Tosun, 2003; Wacker & Roberto, 2009). Population aging has caused political challenges in the economic and social activities affiliated with a growth in the elderly population. This introductory chapter outlines the key themes and issues relating to aging. The first part will outline the structure of the chapters. This will lead to an overview of comparative aging in the sample countries. Following this discussion, the global impacts of aging will be outlined.]

Published: Oct 17, 2011

Keywords: Population Aging; Saving Rate; Sample Country; Comparative Aging; Political Challenge

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