International Handbook of Population Aging

Introduction: Peter Uhlenberg.-I. Overview: 1. Why populations age: Joshua Goldstein .- 2. Data sources for studying aging Markus H. Schafer & Kenneth F. Ferraro.- 3. Global Population Aging: History and Prospects Donald T. Rowland.- II. Aging Populations: 4. Population Ageing in Italy and Southern Europe: Cecilia Tomassini & Giovanni Lamura.- 5. Demography of Aging in the Nordic Countries Gerdt Sundstrom.- 6. Rapidly Aging Populations: Russia/Eastern Europe Natalia Gavrilova & Leonid A. Gavrilov,- 7. Rapid Population Aging and Changing Intergenerational Transfers in Japan Naohiro Ogawa, Rikiya Matsukura & Maliki. - 8. Population Aging in China Feinian Chen & Guangya Liu.- 9. Population Aging in the Koreas Dudley L. Poston, Jr. and Mary Ann Davis.-10. Population Aging in Canada and the United States Tracey LaPierre & Mary Elizabeth Hughes.- 11. Aging in Mexico and Latin America Rebeca Wong & Alberto Palloni.- 12. Aging in West Africa Isabella Aboderin.- 13. Demography of Aging inArab Countries Kathryn M. Yount & Abla Sibai,- III. Migration and Aging: 14. Geographic Mobility and Aging in Place Don E. Bradley & Charles F. Longino,- 15.International Retirement Migration Tony Warnes. - 16. Immigrants and Aging Judith Treas & Jeane Batalova.- 17. Replacement Migration Charles B. Keely.- IV. Population Aging and Economic Issues: 18. Public pension programs - Social Security Diane M. Watts-Roy & John B. Williamson.- 19. Private pensions in International Perspective Angela M. O'Rand, Donald Ebel & Katelin Isaacs.- 20. Employment at Older Ages Sara E. Rix.- 21. Population Retirement Patterns David J. Ekerdt.- 22. Income Inequality in Later Life Melissa Hardy.- V. Population Aging, Longevity, and Health: 23. Mortality Patterns in Late Life Robert A. Hummer et al.- 24. Active Life Expectancy: A Central Measure of Population Health Sarah B. Laditka & James N. Laditka.- 25. Demography of Disability Scott M. Lynch, J.Scott Brown & Miles G. Taylor.- 26. Social Class, Health and

From the reviews:

"Population aging has become a major demographic trend in the world today, with myriad consequences across societies. In this pioneering handbook, Peter Uhlenberg has assembled an outstanding panel to document and explain this change. An essential reference work." Glen H Elder, Jr, Research Professor Carolina Population Center University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

"Survival to well into old age once was the lot of only a small fraction of humankind. Ongoing progress in lowering mortality-one of the greatest achievements of our modern civilization-now makes it a global experience. In combination with low fertility, a long-term necessity imposed by approaching limits to growth, this means population aging: a larger and larger share of older persons within the total population. The promises and the problems inherent in this secular shift, a shift that will be the dominant demographic fact of the twenty-first century, are enormous For anyone who wants to understand the far-reaching demographic, economic, and social ramifications of population aging this Handbook is absolutely essential reading. It brings together contributions of a large international group of eminent experts exploring all aspects of population aging. The chapters add up to a comprehensive and coherent tableau of facts, analysis, and probing of likely future trends. The rich fare this volume offers has no match or even close competitor in the professional literature." Paul Demeny Distinguished Scholar, Population Council Editor, Population and Development Review

"This new Handbook on Population Aging is not only long overdue, but also exemplary in regard to the range of countries it covers and in focusing on many questions about the often little understood consequences of societies with much larger proportions of elderly." Karl Ulrich Mayer Stanley B. Resor Professor of Sociology, Yale University

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