Aging, economic growth, and old-age security in Asia
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Bibliographic Information
Aging, economic growth, and old-age security in Asia
Edward Elgar, c2012
Available at 25 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Co-publication of the Asian Development Bank and Edward Elgar Publishing"
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Population aging is perhaps the single biggest economic and social obstacle confronting Asia's future. The region-wide demographic transition towards an older population is fundamentally reshaping the demographic landscape, and is giving rise to two key socio-economic challenges. This timely book provides an in-depth analysis of these challenges and presents concrete policy options for tackling them. First, the expert contributors argue, Asia must find ways to sustain rapid economic growth in the face of less favorable demographics, which implies slower growth of the workforce. Second, they contend, Asia must find ways to deliver affordable, adequate, and sustainable old-age economic security for its growing elderly population. Underpinned by rigorous analysis, a wide range of concrete policy options for sustaining economic growth while delivering economic security for the elderly are then presented. These include Asia-wide policy options - relevant to the entire region - such as building up strong national pension systems, while other policy options are more relevant to sub-groups of countries.
This stimulating and informative book will be of great interest to academics, students, and researchers with an interest in Asian studies, economics generally, and, more specifically, public sector economics.
Contributors: Q. Chen, K. Eggleston, G. Estrada, L. Ladusingh, M.S. Lai, S.-H. Lee, L. Li, A. Mason, R. Matsukura, M.R. Narayana, N. Ogawa, D. Park, A. Ramayandi, K. Shin, A.-C. Tung
Table of Contents
Contents:
Foreword
Changyong Rhee
1. Overview: Why does Population Aging Matter so Much for Asia? Population Aging, Economic Growth, and Economic Security in Asia
Sang-Hyop Lee, Andrew Mason and Donghyun Park
2. Population, Wealth, and Economic Growth in Asia and the Pacific
Andrew Mason and Sang-Hyop Lee
3. Impact of Population Aging on Asia's Future Growth
Donghyun Park and Kwanho Shin
4. Population Aging and Aggregate Consumption in Developing Asia
Gemma Estrada, Donghyun Park and Arief Ramayandi
5. The Economic Lifecycle and Support Systems in Asia
Sang-Hyop Lee and Andrew Mason
6. Demographic Change, Intergenerational Transfers, and the Challenges for Social Protection Systems in the People's Republic of China
Qiulin Chen, Karen Eggleston and Ling Li
7. Demographic Dividends for India: Evidence and Implications Based on National Transfer Accounts
Laishram Ladusingh and M.R. Narayana
8. Population Aging, Economic Growth, and Intergenerational Transfers in Japan: How Dire are the Prospects?
Naohiro Ogawa, Sang-Hyop Lee, Rikiya Matsukura, An-Chi Tung and Mun Sim Lai
9. Summary of Key Findings and Main Policy Recommendations
Donghyun Park
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"