Population aging : is Latin America ready? /

The past half-century has seen enormous changes in the demographic makeup of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In the 1950s, LAC had a small population of about 160 million people, less than today's population of Brazil. Two-thirds of Latin Americans lived in rural areas. Families were lar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cotlear, Daniel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2011.
Colección:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
Temas:
Population aging > Social aspects > Latin America > Congresses.
Population aging > Social aspects > Caribbean Area > Congresses.
Population aging > Economic aspects > Latin America > Congresses.
Population aging > Economic aspects > Caribbean Area > Congresses.
Population aging > Health aspects > Latin America > Congresses.
Population aging > Health aspects > Caribbean Area > Congresses.
Older people > Latin America > Economic conditions.
Older people > Caribbean Area > Economic conditions.
Older people.
Population.
Age factors in disease.
Aged
Population
Age Factors
Health Policy > economics
Health Services for the Aged > economics
Population Dynamics
Poverty > economics
Vieillissement de la population > Aspect social > Amérique latine > Congrès.
Vieillissement de la population > Aspect social > Caraïbes (Région) > Congrès.
Vieillissement de la population > Aspect économique > Amérique latine > Congrès.
Vieillissement de la population > Aspect économique > Caraïbes (Région) > Congrès.
Personnes âgées > Amérique latine > Conditions économiques.
Personnes âgées > Caraïbes (Région) > Conditions économiques.
Personnes âgées.
Maladies > Facteurs liés à l'âge.
elderly.
population.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging.
Older people
Age factors in disease
Older people > Economic conditions
Latin America.
Caribbean Region
Latin America
Amérique latine.
Caribbean Area
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Population aging : is Latin America ready? / Daniel Cotlear
  • Demographic trends in Latin America and the Caribbean / Paulo M. Saad
  • Poverty, the aging, and the life cycle in Latin America / Daniel Cotlear and Leopoldo Tornarolli
  • How age influences the demand for health care in Latin America / André C. Medici
  • The economics of happiness and health policy : how health norms vary across cohorts in Latin America / Carol Graham
  • Who benefits from public transfers? : incidence across income groups and across generations in Brazil and Chile / Cassio M. Turra, Mauricio Holz, and Daniel Cotlear
  • The fiscal impact of demographic change in ten Latin American countries : projecting public expenditures in education, health, and pensions / Tim Miller, Carl Mason, and Mauricio Holz.

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