Abstract:One Pager No. 215 – The Challenge of Rapid Ageing: Development of Social Pensions in Asia By Sri W. Handayani, Principal Social Development Specialist, Asian Development Bank Ageing populations are a global phenomenon with potentially significant consequences and repercussions for health care, pensions and old-age care. Asia is home to an ever-increasing number of older people or people aged 60 and over, with their number expected to triple from 410 million in 2007 to around 1.3 billion by 2050. (…)

Keywords:challenge, rapid ageing, development, social pensions, Asia
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