| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 242 pages) : illustrations |
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Social issues in Southeast Asia |
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Social issues in Southeast Asia.
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| Contents |
National policies on ageing and long-term care in the Asia-Pacific / David R. Phillips & Alfred C.M. Chan -- Policies on ageing and long-term care in Hong Kong / Alfred C.M. Chan & David R. Phillips -- National policies on ageing in Korea / Sung-Jae Choi -- Ageing in Malaysia / Ong Fon Sim -- National policies on ageing and long-term care in Singapore / Kalyani K. Mehta -- National policies on ageing and long-term care provision for older persons in Thailand / Sutthichai Jitapunkul, Napaporn Chayovan & Jiraporn Kespichayawattana |
| Summary |
"The case studies in this book focus on the emergence, extent and nature of national policies on ageing and associated strategies to address long-term care needs. Key opportunities for and constraints on policy are identified in this first round of regional studies, written by prominent researchers in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, who are partners in the Ageing Research Network of the Asian Development Research Forum."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-232) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Aging -- Government policy -- Asia
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Older people -- Care -- Asia
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Older people -- Long-term care -- Government policy -- Asia -- Case studies
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Older people -- Government policy -- Asia -- Case studies
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Older people -- Government policy -- Asia
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Elder Abuse.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Eldercare.
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Aging -- Government policy
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Older people -- Care
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Gesundheitsförderung
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Internationaler Vergleich
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Alter
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Bejaardenbeleid.
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Asia
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Asiatisch-Pazifischer Raum
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Phillips, David R
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Chan, Alfred C. M.
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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
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International Development Research Centre (Canada)
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| ISBN |
1552500055 |
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9781552500057 |
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9812301739 |
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9789812301734 |
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9789812307163 |
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9812307168 |
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