The Era of Longevity : Transformation of Aging, Health and Wealth

This is an open access book under CC BY-NC-ND.This open access book is a comprehensive solution proposed by Dr. Chen Dongsheng for the issues of medical care, pension, and fund raising in the era of longevity. This book studies the relationship among aging population, economic development, and business model innovation. It integrates multi-disciplinary, multi-industry, and multi-professional research and thinking to focus on how to meet the challenge of aging population from business perspective. The author analyzes the keys and experience for Taikang to get successful in this area. The arrival of the "Era of Longevity" not only creates new business opportunities, but also changes the economy, governance, and cultural ecology of the society. It is of interest to the readers in business and policy-making. Foreword by Wu Jinglian China’s Population Aging, Social Security, and the Exploration of Entrepreneurs Foreword by Qian Liqun Dongsheng Chen’s Commercial Idealism and His Thoughts on Elderly Care from My Understanding First Second Third Foreword by William C. Hsiao Preface Establishing a New Understanding of the Era of Longevity Eliminate the Anxiety of Population Aging The Era of Longevity is a New Understanding of the Future of Human Society Acknowledgments Contents About the Author 1 Longevity Era and Centenary Life 1.1 In the Era of Longevity, Population Growth and Structure Have Reached a New Equilibrium 1.2 Why is Centenary Life Becoming Increasingly Common? 1.3 Unexpected Low Fertility Trap 1.4 Are We Ready for the Era of Longevity? 2 The Era of Health: A Healthier Longevity 2.1 As Modern Medicine Progresses, Chronic Diseases Have Become the Main Health Threat 2.2 Can Longevity Be Healthier? 2.3 The Era of Health Calls for a New Model 2.4 Blue Ocean of the Big Health Industry Reference 3 The Era of Wealth, A Life of Wealth 3.1 Financing for a Long Life 3.2 Wealth Accumulation: From a Life Cycle Perspective 3.3 A New Perspective on Longevity Risk and Elderly Finance 3.4 Exploring the Optimal Financing Model for a Long-Living Life Reference 4 The Trailblazer in the Era of Longevity—Japan 4.1 An Impression of Japan 4.2 Where is the Japanese Economy Heading? 4.3 Is the Era of Health and Wealth Around the Corner for Japan? 4.4 Striding Towards a Prosperous Longevity Economy 5 Longevity Economy, Boundless like the Sea and the Sky 5.1 A Bird’s Eye View of the Status Quo of the Longevity Economy 5.2 Recreation of Supply and Demand in the Era of Longevity 5.3 Pioneers of the Longevity Economy: America’s Retirement Community 5.4 China’s Experiment on the Longevity Economy: Taikang Community 6 Case Study: The Road to Corporate Innovation in the Era of Longevity 6.1 Case Background 6.2 Taikang’s Road to Innovation and Entrepreneurship 6.3 Taikang’s Business Model and the Business Philosophy Behind the Elder Careelderly Care Revolution 7 Building a Harmonious Longevity Society 7.1 At the Crossroads of the Era of Longevity 7.2 Individual, Government and Corporate Plans in the Era of Longevity 7.3 Taikang Plan’s Chain Reaction in a Longevity Society Conclusion Shaping the Future