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03302aam a2200433 a 4500 001 5BA4F2A66A8C11E689525693DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160825010506 008 101230s2010 dcua b 000 0 eng c 020 $a 9780309159371 020 $a 0309159377 035 $a (OCoLC)694600818 040 $a YDXCP $c YDXCP $d NRZ $d UPM $d BWX $d CDX $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a------ 050 4 $a HQ1064 A78 P74 2010 245 00 $a Preparing for the challenges of population aging in Asia : $b strengthening the scientific basis of policy development / $c Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ... [et al.]. 260 $a [Washington, D.C. : $b National Academies Press, $c 2010?] 300 $a 28 p. : $b col. ill. $c 28 cm. 500 $a Authoring committees: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Indonesian Academy of Sciences, National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Science Council of Japan. 520 $a Discusses the challenges posed by a rapidly aging population and identifies needed research to help policymakers better respond to them. While the percentage of elderly people in nearly every nation is growing, this aging trend is particularly stark in parts of Asia. Projections indicate that the portion of the population age 65 and older will more than triple in China, India, and Indonesia and more than double in Japan between 2000 and 2050, based on data from the United Nations. Moreover, this demographic shift is coinciding with dramatic economic and social changes in Asia, including changing family structures and large-scale migrations from rural to urban areas. These trends raise critical questions about how nations can develop policies that best support health and economic well-being in large and growing populations at older ages. Governments in Asia still have time to determine the best ways to respond to the unfolding demographic transformation, but taking advantage of this window of opportunity will require new research to shed light on the status and needs of the aging population. Currently the research base on aging in this region is relatively underdeveloped. This book identifies several key topics for research to inform public policy, including changing roles in the family; labor force participation, income, and savings; and health and well-being of the public.--Publishers description. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 530 $a Also available in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page. 650 0 $a Older people $x Government policy $z Asia. 650 0 $a Older people $x Research $x Research $z Asia. 650 0 $a Aging $x Research $x Research $z Asia. 650 0 $a Aging $x Economic aspects $z Asia. 650 0 $a Population aging $x Research $z Asia. 710 2 $a Zhongguo she hui ke xue yuan 710 2 $a Indian National Science Academy. 710 2 $a Akademi Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia. 710 2 $a Nihon Gakujutsu Kaigi. 710 2 $a National Research Council (U.S.) 710 2 $a National Academies Press (U.S.) 856 41 $u http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12977 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825082240.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5BA4F2A66A8C11E689525693DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search