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Or we can supply you with HTML code to add the feed to your own website. Visit http://www.eldis.org/go/newsfeeds for more information, or contact us at community@ids.ac.uk Global Pension Systems and Their Reform Worldwide Drivers, Trends, and Challenges R. Holzmann Across the world, pension systems and their reforms are in a constant state of flux driven by shifting objectives, moving reform needs, and a changing ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61490 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61490 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:06:46 GMT Developing Asia's Pension Systems and Old-Age Income Support Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and Southeast Asia. This paper provides ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61431 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61431 Sat, 19 May 2012 09:07:22 GMT Policy planning for an ageing population If policy-makers and leaders fail to plan adequately for the changes ahead, they will be inundated by the effects of global ageing, such as a dearth of ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61409 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61409 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:34:07 GMT Health, Height, Height Shrinkage and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China Older people sufer height shrinkage during ageing. Adult height, as a marker of childhood health, has recently become a focus in understanding the relationship ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61418 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61418 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:07:26 GMT Population Ageing and the Non-communicable Diseases Susceptibility to Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) increases with age. As populations age, NCDs cause a growing proportion of all deaths. Rapid reductions ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61416 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61416 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:07:15 GMT Ageing, Solidarity and Social Protection: Time to Move Towards Equality This document analyses the outlook for population ageing and advocates mainstreaming this issue into the public agenda. It introduces its central theme ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61343 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61343 Sat, 12 May 2012 09:06:45 GMT What is the Role of Social Pensions in Asia? A. Barrientos There is growing interest among policymakers in the potential role of noncontributory transfers as an instrument to address a variety of policy challenges, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61333 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61333 Fri, 11 May 2012 09:15:45 GMT Food insecurity in Jamaica and St Lucia - is it a matter of unhealthy dietary patterns? P. Karfakis; C.R. Lvendal; K.T. Jakobsen The food systems and the nature of food security problems in the Caribbean countries are gradually changing. This paper explores two different aspects ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60838 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60838 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:45:00 GMT Impact Assessment of Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in India (2011/2012) Review of the impacts of the MIPAA in terms of what actions the Government of India has undertaken in the ten years since the plan was approved. The report ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61254 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61254 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:08:36 GMT A global view on demographic pressure and labour market participation L. Groot Demographic change across the globe puts pressure on labour markets and public finances. Most studies on ageing focus on the projected development of ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60988 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60988 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:07:37 GMT Assessing the sustainability of pension reforms in Europe G. A. Grech Spurred by the ageing transition, many governments have made wide-ranging reforms, dramatically changing Europe?s pensions landscape. Nevertheless there ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60986 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60986 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:07:24 GMT Bargaining with grandma: the impact of the South African pension on household decision making K Ambler The expansion of the South African old age pension is interesting to economists firstly because extent to which this money effectively increases the well-being ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60947 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60947 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:06:58 GMT Deprivation and vulnerability among elderly in India S. Prasad The Indian aged population is currently the second largest in the world next to that of china. The absolute number of the population aged over 60 in India ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60812 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60812 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:05:18 GMT Demographics Of Aging In India: An Abstract P. Visaria The continuing population growth in India during the past 50 years has been accompanied by a marked increase in the number of the aged (persons aged 60 ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60628 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60628 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:04:13 GMT Pakistan's Population Prospects M. Kugelman Pakistan's future is closely tied to the fate of its mushrooming population. What must Pakistan do to produce a favourable demographic outcome for ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60348 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60348 Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:01:57 GMT Ageing in India I. J. Prakash The Indian subcontinent is physically and culturally diverse. Though Hindus are the majority, secular India is home to different religions. Sixteen per ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60306 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60306 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:02:06 GMT Working with the media - HelpAge guidelines The media has a vital role to play in raising awareness of older people's issues and generating support for older people. These guidelines, aimed ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59626 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59626 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:58 GMT Consequences of internal and cross-border migration of adult children for their older age parents in Cambodia: a micro level analysis S. Hak Cambodia provides a unique setting in which internal and cross border migration in search of employment has become an increasing reality inescapably linked ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59625 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59625 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:51 GMT Pensions in Asia and the Pacific In addition to giving insights on the sustainability of public pensions and the pressures they face with the mounting demographic issues, Pensions at ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59592 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59592 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:47:33 GMT Social protection programmes do not focus on the needs of the elderly D.E. Bloom; E. Jimenez; L. Rosenberg Despite the growth and extent of social protection programmes (SP) in both developed and developing countries, most emerging economies have systems that ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59349 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59349 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:37:42 GMT Job vacancies with HelpAge All HelpAge job vacancies are posted here. Please check regularly to see if there is a position that you would like to apply for. Please note ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59323 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59323 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:33:18 GMT Brazil's social security system is not sustainable in its current form R. Alves de Mesquita; G. Balbinotto Neto In two decades Brazil has built a comprehensive welfare state, but it is very costly and ill prepared to face the ageing of the Brazilian population ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59220 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59220 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:47:54 GMT How can Asian economies prepare for their ageing populations? S.-H. Lee; A. Mason; D. Park Asia faces the challenge of population ageing. Youthful populations that contributed substantially to growth in the past are maturing and countries that ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59210 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59210 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:54:49 GMT The coming population changes offer most of South Asia an opportunity to benefit from a demographic dividend D.E. Bloom; L. Rosenberg If demographic change is to shed lights on a region's future, what do we foresee for South Asian economies in 2060? This paper explores the economic ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59049 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59049 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:31:59 GMT Did demographic transitions in South Asia automatically reflect as economic improvement? D.E. Bloom; D. Canning; L. Rosenberg Demographic change can make powerful contributions to economic growth. This has strong implications for understanding past growth in South Asia ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59050 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59050 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:55:59 GMT Addressing the impact of AIDS on older people in sub-Saharan Africa - lessons from HelpAge During the period 2006 – 2010, a regional HIV and AIDS advocacy programme was implemented in the sub Saharan African countries. In this respect, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59074 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59074 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:32:23 GMT EU aid guidelines uphold the rights of vulnerable groups, but older people's rights are not mentioned Older people are some of the poorest of the world's poor, where 100 million older men and women live on less than a dollar a day. This paper ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59051 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59051 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:54:08 GMT Using micro-level data from multiple countries to investigate health outcomes in ageing populations J. Banks; J.P. Smith International comparisons of health outcomes are growing in importance as a method of gaining insight into the determinants and consequences of health ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59133 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59133 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:54:15 GMT Older people in emergencies are more vulnerable than others When disaster strikes, older people are among the most vulnerable to neglect, injury, death and disease, yet their needs are often overlooked. This ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59102 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59102 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:45:10 GMT Older women in India face marginalisation India has a population of approx. 60 million older women (60+). This reporrt argues that in India, women have never found themselves at the centre ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59043 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59043 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:17:01 GMT