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While living longer represents progress in many ways, can the elderly truly lead a comfortable and fruitful life? How do the deep rooted discriminatory practices affect elderly women who tend to live longer than men? What will happen to the very large proportion of self-employed workers who have neither retirement age nor any pension benefits?
Population Ageing in India tries to effectively deal with all these pertinent questions. It builds a knowledge base on population ageing to better understand the implications of the changing population age structure in India. The research focuses on the social, economic, health and psychological aspects of the elderly, and comments on how this can significantly impact policy changes.
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction – G. Giridhar, K. M. Sathyanarayana and K. S. James
1. Demographics of Population Ageing in India
Lekha Subaiya and Dhananjay W. Bansod
2. Elderly Workforce Participation, Wage Differentials and Contribution to Household Income
Sakthivel Selvaraj, Anup Karan and S. Madheswaran
3. Living Arrangements of Elderly in India: Policy and Programmatic Implications
K. M. Sathyanarayana, Sanjay Kumar and K. S. James
4. Health Status of Elderly in India: Trends and Differentials
Moneer Alam and Anup Karan
5. The National Policy for Older Persons: Critical Issues in Implementation
S. Irudaya Rajan and U. S. Mishra
6. Policy Initiatives on Population Ageing in select Asian Countries and Their Relevance to the Indian Context
Mala Kapur Shankardass
7. Studies on Ageing in India: A Review
S. Siva Raju
Index
ISBN - 9781107073326
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Pages : 252
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