The implications of population ageing have long concerned
politicians, policy makers and governmental and non-governmental
organizations in the welfare states of Europe. However, an ageing
workforce is increasingly a matter of concern for the developed and
fast-developing countries of Asia. Japan leads the field in this
respect on account of the speed of its postwar economic
development. But the little tigers of Hong Kong, Singapore, South
Korea and Taiwan are poised to catch up, and Malaysia, though in
the second tier of developing Asian economics, faces the prospect
of population ageing sufficient to daunt an as yet under-prepared
infrastructure for old age support. This book is the first to
examine in detail the experiences and prospects of population
ageing in those Asian countries with the highest GDP per capita.
The authors pose the question to what extent Asia and 'old Europe'
can learn from each other in terms of policy planning. The first
section of the book sets out the field in terms of the demographic
characteristics and policy predicaments of European and Asian
countries. The second section presents case-studies of six
countries: Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and
Malaysia.
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