Ageing Society
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Dietary Supplement Intake for Health Care Among Female Elderly in Bangkok | Wanna Sriviriyanupap | Assesses practices on dietary supplement intake for health care among female elderly, analyzing socio-economic and psychological factors affecting dietary supplement intake among them. Aims to propose viable strategies for consumers protection to protect the elderly in taking dietary supplements. Employs both quantitative and qualitative approaches through oral and in-depth interviews. Indicates the prevalence rate of practice on dietary suppl ...Continue Reading | Thai | 75766 |
The Creation and Expansion of Opportunities to Get Access to Basic Social Insurance for the Aged | Describes the concept of basic social insurance for the aged. Summarizes the study of law, policy, strategy, plan and operation on the creation and expansion of basic social insurance for the aged in Thailand and foreign countries. Studies the needs for basic social insurance for the aged by focus group with the aged in three provinces, namely: Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, and Nakhon Ratchasima. Includes policy recommendations and guidelines/measur ...Continue Reading | Thai | 75615 | |
Older Population in Indonesia: Trends, Issues and Policy Responses | Abikusno, Nugroho | Explains the demographics of ageing, the fertility decline and improvements in life expectancy in Indonesia. Describes the demographic profile of the older population in Indonesia between 1950 to 2050, highlighting the increasing life expectancy of older persons, the predominance of females in the older population as well as rural-urban differences in the extent of ageing. Deals with the variations between selected provinces in Indonesia in the ...Continue Reading | English | 75614 |
Demographic Change in China: Ageing of the World's Largest Population | Provides an overview of population ageing in China. Examines the determinants of population and the demographic impact of the changing age structure of the population. Describes the characteristic features of the older population, highlighting ageing of the older population and the predominance of females in the older population, and rural-urban differences in the extent of ageing. Presents an analysis of regional variations in population agei ...Continue Reading | English | 75613 | |
Thailand's E-Government for Helping the Poor and Disadvantaged Groups | Wichian Chutimaskul | Presents background of Thailand's e-government plan and policy, indicating the successful use of e-government from indicator for monitoring and assessing government performance. Considers the strategies of the Ninth National Economic and Social Development Plan for using ICT for the poor and disadvantaged groups. Deals with the use of e-government to improve the quality of life, and to create a more caring society. Depicts Thailand's eight rel ...Continue Reading | English | 75438 |
Singapore in 2007: High Wage Ministers and the Management of Gays and Elderly | Chua, Beng Huat | Talks about People's Action Party (PAP) government raised the salaries of political office holders and top civil servants in 1994. Mentions foreign relations with its neighboring countries, noting a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) as a package of a bilateral Extradition Treaty (ET). Deals with gay politics in Singapore, noting the repeal of Penal Code Section 377A. Shows the government's future plans on care of the elderly, focusing on the ...Continue Reading | English | 75334 |
Quality of Life of the Thais in 2007, Statistics: Social Driven Indicators | Surveys the status of the Thais' quality of life for the preparedness of becoming elderly society. Deals with charts on demographic and social characteristics, health, education, employment, income and expenditure, housing, life and property safety, communications, telecommunications, and environment. Reflects people's opinion on government policy, focusing on health insurance for all, narcotics prevention and suppression, and peace promotion i ...Continue Reading | Thai | 75324 | |
National Pension | Worawet Suwanrada | Analyzes the possibility for creating economic security for old age by government sector, focusing on the national pension. Considers the pension system in Thailand and informal labour, analyzing the distribution of informal labour by occupation and age. Studies development of national pension system in Japan and South Korea. Presents alternatives of national pension system for Thailand, dealing with non-contributory pension system and contrib ...Continue Reading | Thai | 75285 |
Social Indicators 2007 | Presents social indicators during 2003-2005 in sex areas, dealing with population and housing, labour, education, health, social welfare, and other social statistics. Provides statistics on population and growth rate, elderly, human settlement and migration, family and households, and housing. Covers labour force, employment, unemployment, working abroad, labour relation, structure of education, formal and nonformal education, teachers, and bud ...Continue Reading | Multilanguage | 75211 | |
Thai Elderly Situation 2006 | Provides the data on elderly population, noting aging dependency ratio and potential support ratio, health conditions, health services and welfare, elderly caring and social network on elderly caring. Contains the data on employment, income and saving information accessing, education and life-long learning and need assessment of elderly. Indicates private sector's roles and activities for elderly, and significant works for Thai elderly in 200 ...Continue Reading | Thai | 75077 | |
Thai Elderly Situation 2005 | Studies trends on size and ratio of elderly population aged over 60 years, dealing with growth rate, and estimation on elderly in Thailand classified by sex and aged group. Emphasizes health conditions of the elderly, nutrition, diseases, and medical care welfare, including their relationship with family and community, working conditions and income, and education and learning. Mentions the results of operations on the elderly by public and priv ...Continue Reading | Thai | 75076 | |
Asia Future Shock: Business Crisis and Opportunity in the Coming Years | Backman, Michael | Compiles 25 insights about Asia's future, providing an introduction to some of the risks and opportunities in the coming decades. Reflects the information as a tool for business strategy and scenario planning. Deals with the issues of population dynamics in Asia, the internet business, China's military buildup, Japan's population, the future of Asia's nuclear, water wars, and the world's biggest number of English speakers. Looks at Asia's gend ...Continue Reading | English | 74942 |
Ageing in Southeast and East Asia: Family, Social Protection and Policy Challenges | Compiles papers presented at the workshop on Ageing and Status of the Older Population in Southeast Asia in 2004. Examines national ageing policies and programmers by studying the sustainability of existing pension systems. Deals with housing and living arrangements, looking at inter-generational transfer, and aspects of quality of life of the elderly population. Deals with the ageing policies and programs in Japan, Singapore, South Korea, I ...Continue Reading | English | 74940 | |
Income Insurance for the Thai Elderly | Studies the present income insurance for the Thai elderly. Proposes the coverage income insurance in term of coverage pension systems. Deals with the alternatives of coverage system for the elderly, covering the aspects of financial security, poor household, and guidelines for administration. Includes the information on number of the elderly and essential expenses for the elderly. | Thai | 74937 | |
Transformation of the 2nd National Elderly Plan (2002-2021) into Practice, Technical Seminar Report | Summarizes lectures on the situation of vulnerable older persons group in Thailand and the preparation for the quality of older persons, measures to adjust the national plan for older persons in accordance with the Elderly Act B.E. 2546 (2003), and guidelines for transforming the national plan for older persons into action. Includes an analytical method and action plan/project/appropriate activities according to strategies and measures of the 2n ...Continue Reading | Thai | 74721 | |
Evaluation Project on the Payment of Old-aged Allowance, Research Report | Looks into the old age insurance policy in Thailand and in the foreign countries, noting Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Malaysia. Evaluates the project on the payment of old-aged allowance, focusing on its method, process of operation, the need of old-aged, and mechanisms for project administration by Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO). Employs quantitative and qualitative methods for the study, and reveal demographic background of the ...Continue Reading | Thai | 74515 | |
Living Arrangements of the Elderly in Bangkok, Thailand: Impacts of Low Fertility, Life-courses, and Non-marriage | Durand, Yoshie Moriki | Focuses on the living arrangements of elderly people in Bangkok, Thailand, constructing around three major topics : the determinants, dynamics, and function of living arrangements. Investigates the determinants of living arrangements among the elderly generation, focusing on the impact of number of children available for co-residence. Discusses the dynamics of living arrangements beyond a typical cross-sectional viewpoint, including the functio ...Continue Reading | English | 74498 |
Population Ageing in East and South-East Asia: Current Situation and Emerging Challenges | Mujahid, Ghazy | Indicates trends in ageing from 1950 to 2050, related to the changing global pattern of ageing. Considers determinants of population ageing, both fertility and mortality levels, covering demographic impact of population ageing and demographic profile of the older population. Reviews the emerging ageing situation in 15 countries, including implications of population ageing, and policy respones to population ageing. Contains related statistical ...Continue Reading | English | 74416 |
Report of the National Human Security Situation 2006 | Presents the process analysis and structural analysis of 2006 National human Security Report by reviewing the literature on human development, sustainable development, human rights, and human security. Includes the context of the Human Security Now reported by the UN Human Security Commission, and the situation on human security in Thailand. Studies 11 aspects of human security in Thailand, notig human security in health, food, education, rel ...Continue Reading | Thai | 74412 | |
World Population Ageing 2007 | Studies demographic determinants of population ageing, considering reductions in fertility and mortality. Looks at the magnitude and speed of population ageing, by analyzing the changing balance among age groups. Deals with distribution of the population by broad age groups, ageing index, median age, dependency ratio, potential support ratio, and parent support ratio. Presents demographic profile of the older population, marital status, and li ...Continue Reading | English | 74335 |