Ageing and Long-Term Care: National Policies in the Asia-Pacific (Social Issues in Southeast Asia)

'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 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. The case studies are set in the context of regional and international plans of action on ageing and the deliberations of the Second World Assembly on Ageing held in 2002. 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. The case-studies focus on the emergence, extent and nature of national policies on ageing and associated strategies to address long term care needs. Key opportunities for constraints on policy are identified in this first round of regional studies. Written by prominent researchers in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore