Category Archives: ageing population
the elderly in Asia
You might like to read about the looming social challenge in Asia: the rapidly graying population. In three countries (China, India, and Indonesia), individuals age 65 and above will more than triple between 2000-2050. And the respective Asian governments are … Continue reading
Filed under ageing, ageing population, global ageing
default retirement age
The UK’s business lobbying organisation, CBI, has urged the Government “to clarify its position on retirement rules and how it will respond to businesses’ concerns before it scraps the Default Retirement Age (DRA) in April 2011.” In a recent press … Continue reading
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report by S&P — Global Aging 2010: An Irreversible Truth
You should check out the recent article from Standard & Poor’s entitled ”Global Aging 2010: An Irreversible Truth.” I’ll re-post some bits of it: “… pensions (including early retirement, surviving relative, and disability pensions) are expected to remain the largest … Continue reading
visions of Britain 2020
In Britain, the fear of boredom and a desire to keep in touch with society are just some of the reasons why more than half of workers want to continue working after the age of 65, a recent report shows. … Continue reading
Filed under ageing in Britain, ageing population, pensions, policy, retirement, social policy
strikes in France
The ageing population has become a major political issue in France. The French government wants to raise the retirement age to 62 by 2018 and the pension age to 67. click here for the BBC Q&A
Filed under ageing, ageing population, policy, politics, retirement
growing old in Britain
I came across this article on The Telegraph: The horrible bingo of growing old by Jenny McCartney (11 Apr 2009), in which she lamented on the state of elderly care in Britain: “Most taxpayers readily agree that helping the most vulnerable … Continue reading
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legacy of the baby boomers
I encourage all of you to read the editorial piece on The Observer (August 22, 2010). I am not part of the Baby Boomer generation, but the hair on my skin stood up straight when I read it. ” … … Continue reading
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a reminder on population
Yesterday’s Nature editorial is reminding us about global population: “With the world’s population expected to grow from 6.8 billion today to 9.1 billion by 2050, a certain Malthusian alarmism has set in: how will all these extra mouths be fed? … Continue reading
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Why study ageing?
I had an interesting discussion with non-science friends last week about ageing research. So, why study ageing? I shall get back on this … in the meantime, let us revisit the original position paper on human aging in 2002 by … Continue reading
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Silverville
There is a TV series entitled Silverville, from the BBC and The Open University. It tells stories from a retirement village in Milton Keynes called Lovat Fields. The 26 year old Bart Corpe describes his arrival: “I arrived in Lovat … Continue reading
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