Population ageing and international development

Autorentext

Peter Lloyd-Sherlock is Professor of Social Policy and International Development in the School of International Development, University of East Anglia, UK. He has extensive experience of studying population ageing and the situation of older people in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Klappentext

This original book analyses the links between development, population ageing and the experiences of older people, especially in developing countries where more than 80% of the increase in people aged over 60 will take place over the coming decades.

Inhalt

International development and population ageing; Experiencing later life in contexts of development; Older people, pensions and development; Population ageing and health; Later life and social relations: family, migration and care; Ageing and development in South Africa; Ageing and development in Argentina; Ageing and development in India; Conclusions and overview.