This book examines trends in ageing societies and urban development before assessing the impact of ageing populations on urban areas and strategies for policy and governance. It includes nine case studies covering Toyama, Japan; Yokohama, Japan; Lisbon, Portugal; Calgary, Canada; Cologne, Germany;...

Ageing has a wide range of impacts on individuals and society as a whole. But the consequences for health care, working life, income and well-being in general are not always what many people imagine. OECD Insights: Ageing: Debate the Issues discusses the problems, challenges, and opportunities...

Faced with rapid population ageing and unsustainable pension schemes, OECD countries are looking at ways to encourage labour market participation by older people. This book examines the the situation in Australia by looking at barriers to employment to older workers, assessing adequacy of...

In the Netherlands, the proportion of persons aged 65 and over to the working-age population will rise to 40% by 2050. Without policy changes, this could lead to higher public expenditures, labour force shortages, and slower economic growth. This report surveys of the main barriers to employment...

In Austria, the proportion of persons aged 65 and over to the working-age population will double to 30% by 2050. Without policy changes, this could lead to higher public expenditures, labour force shortages, and slower economic growth. This report surveys of the main barriers to employment for...

Population Ageing and Financing Health and Long-term Care in Asia -- China : The Urban Health Insurance Reform -- Hong Kong : The Mandatory Health Insurance Reform Fiasco -- Japan : The Long-term Care Insurance Reform -- Singapore : A Compulsory Long-term Care Insurance Reform -- Taiwan : The...

The theoretical results in this monograph indicate that life provides alternative strategies to aging. The groundbreaking findings open a completely new field of research. The author gets away from the human centered vision of life showing that aging in any organism does not necessarily...

Sinkende Geburtenraten und eine steigende Lebenserwartung sind in hochentwickelten Industriegesellschaften weltweit feststellbare Phänomene, die in Politik, Medien und Wissenschaften widersprüchlich diskutiert werden: Zum einen wird mit einer Krisenrhetorik vor einer 'schrumpfenden',...