International Handbook of Population Aging (International Handbooks of Population (1))

The International Handbook of Population Aging examines research on a wide array of the profound implications of population aging. It demonstrates how the world is changing through population aging, and how demography is changing in response to it. Introduction / Peter Uhlenberg -- Pt I. Overview. 1. Why Populations Age / Joshua Goldstein -- 2. Data Sources For Studying Aging / Markus H. Schafer & Kenneth F. Ferraro -- 3. Global Population Aging: History And Prospects / Donald T. Rowland -- Pt Ii. Aging Populations. 4. Population Ageing In Italy And Southern Europe / Cecilia Tomassini & Giovanni Lamura -- 5. Demography Of Aging In The Nordic Countries / Gerdt Sundstrom -- 6. Rapidly Aging Populations: Russia/eastern Europe / Natalia Gavrilova & Leonid A. Gavrilov -- 7. Rapid Population Aging And Changing Intergenerational Transfers In Japan / Naohiro Ogawa, Rikiya Matsukura & Maliki -- 8. Population Aging In China / Feinian Chen & Guangya Liu -- 9. Population Aging In The Koreas / Dudley L. Poston, Jr. And Mary Ann Davis --10. Population Aging In Canada And The United States / Tracey Lapierre & Mary Elizabeth Hughes -- 11. Aging In Mexico And Latin America / Rebeca Wong & Alberto Palloni --^ 12. Aging In West Africa / Isabella Aboderin -- 13. Demography Of Aging In Arab Countries / Kathryn M. Yount & Abla Sibai -- Pt Iii. Migration And Aging. 14. Geographic Mobility And Aging In Place / Don E. Bradley & Charles F. Longino -- 15. International Retirement Migration / Tony (a.m.) Warnes -- 16. Immigrants And Aging /judith Treas & Jeane Batalova -- 17. Replacement Migration / Charles B. Keely -- Pt Iv. Population Aging And Economic Issues. 18. Public Pension Programs Social Security / Diane M. Watts-roy & John B. Williamson -- 19. Private Pensions In International Perspective / Angela M. O'rand, Donald Ebel & Katelin Isaacs -- 20. Employment At Older Ages / Sara E. Rix -- 21. Population Retirement Patterns / David J. Ekerdt -- 22. Income Inequality In Later Life / Melissa Hardy -- Pt V. Population Aging, Longevity, And Health. 23. Mortality Patterns In Late Life / Robert A. Hummer ... [et Al.] --^ 24. Active Life Expectancy: A Central Measure Of Population Health / Sarah B. Laditka & James N. Laditka -- 25. Demography Of Disability / Scott M. Lynch, J.scott Brown & Miles G. Taylor -- 26. Social Class, Health And Longevity / Pamela Herd -- Pt Vi. Health Care And Aging. 27. Population Aging And Health Care Policy In Cross-national Perspective / Stephen Crystal & Michele J. Siegel -- 28. Health Care Expenditures / Edward C. Norton & Sally C. Stearns -- 29. Demography Of Informal Caregiving / Emily Agree & Karen Glaser -- Pt Vii. Population Aging And Social Relationships. 30. Childless Old Age / Pearl A. Dykstra -- 31. Marital History And Well-being In Later Life / Linda J. Waite -- 32. Gender, Aging, And Widowhood / Deborah Carr & Susan Bodnar-deren -- Pt Viii. Future Of Aging. 36. Future Of Human Longevity / S. Jay Olshansky & Bruce A. Carnes -- 37. Experience, Social Structure And Later Life: Meaning And Old Age In An Aging Society / Dale Dannefer & Robin Shura. Peter Uhlenberg, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover......Page 1 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 Introduction......Page 12 Part I - Overview......Page 16 1. How Populations Age......Page 17 2. Data Sources for Studying Aging......Page 29 3. Global Population Aging: History and Prospects......Page 47 Part II. Aging Populations......Page 76 4. Population Ageing in Italy and Southern Europe......Page 77 5. Demography of Aging in the Nordic Countries......Page 98 6. Rapidly Aging Populations: Russia/Eastern Europe......Page 119 7. Rapid Population Aging and Changing Intergenerational Transfers in Japan......Page 138 8. Population Aging in China......Page 162 9. Population Aging in the Koreas......Page 178 10. Population Aging in Canada and the United States......Page 196 11. Aging in Mexico and Latin America......Page 236 12. Ageing in West Africa......Page 258 13. Demography of Aging in Arab Countries......Page 282 Part III. Migration and Aging......Page 321 14. Geographic Mobility and Aging in Place......Page 322 15. International Retirement Migration......Page 343 16. Immigrants and Aging......Page 366 17. Replacement Migration......Page 396 Part IV. Population Aging and Economic Issues......Page 405 18. Public Pension Programs – Social Security......Page 406 19. Private Pensions in International Perspective......Page 428 20. Employment at Older Ages......Page 443 21. Population Retirement Patterns......Page 469 22. Income Inequality in Later Life......Page 490 Part V. Population Aging, Longevity, and Health......Page 516 23. Mortality Patterns in Late Life......Page 517 24. Active Life Expectancy: A Central Measure of Population Health......Page 539 25. Demography of Disability......Page 562 26. Social Class, Health and Longevity......Page 578 Part VI. Health Care and Aging......Page 600 27. Population Aging and Health Care Policy in Cross-National Perspective......Page 601 28. Health Care Expenditures......Page 625 29. Demography of Informal Caregiving......Page 640 Part VII. Population Aging and Social Relationships......Page 662 30. Childless Old Age......Page 663 31. Marital History and Well-Being in Later Life......Page 683 32. Gender, Aging and Widowhood......Page 697 Part VIII. Future of Aging......Page 721 33. The Future of Human Longevity......Page 722 34. Experience, Social Structure and Later Life: Meaning and Old Agein an Aging Society......Page 737 Index......Page 746 The International Handbook of Population Aging is the first comprehensive volume to examine research on a wide array of the profound implications of population aging. Global population aging is one of the most important issues facing human societies in the early twenty-first century. Population projections show that the proportion of the world's population over age 60 will double between 2000 and 2050, and that about one-third of the people living in developed countries will be over age 60 in 2050. Already there are countries in Europe and Asia where the number of people over age 60 exceed the number of children, and by 2050 some of these countries will have twice as many old people as children. As noted by the 2002 UN World Assembly on Ageing Report, this global trend in population aging is unprecedented in human history, is pervasive across societies, is enduring (there is no going back to younger populations), and has profound implications for human beings. [Ed.]