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Impact of Population Ageing in Asia Issues, Features and Solutions

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dc.contributor.author Herath, T.N.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-11-08T04:14:50Z
dc.date.available 2018-11-08T04:14:50Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.citation Herath, T.N., (2017), "Impact of Population Ageing in Asia Issues, Features and Solutions", University of Sri Jayewardenepura en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/7117
dc.description.abstract Attached en_US
dc.description.abstract Population ageing is a complex problem in a number of economies today. It is an outcome of economic growth which is treated as a means to reach higher standard of living. However, it creates negative effects on growth (the solution). Growth increases the proportion of the old-age population which contributes to the increase in public spending on health which results in the expansion of the public sector. In the analysis of the population ageing, there are some important aspects that one needs to be familiar with. This paper examines and highlights some of such striking features of the population ageing by reviewing literature and examining relationships between variables in the light of secondary data. To avoid the expansion of the public sector, the paper proposes imposing a payment on children so that their old-age parents could lead better lives. Also, the paper recognizes the population ageing as a cost of growth and emphasizes the analytical tools to be used for countries where direct approach to welfare is adopted. Finally the study highlights a greater volatility in economic growth than in life expectancy as another issue and lower levels of labour force in developing Asian countries than in developed economies in the region which may create rigorous problems for these developing nations once their income increases in the future.
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Payment on children; population ageing; volatility in growth JEL classification: J1 en_US
dc.title Impact of Population Ageing in Asia Issues, Features and Solutions en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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