Lexington Books
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978-1-4985-4529-7 • Hardback • December 2018 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-4985-4530-3 • eBook • December 2018 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
Maria Carinnes P. Alejandria-Gonzalez is assistant professor of social science and education at the University of Santo Tomas.
Subharati Ghosh is senior program manager of population health and safety at the SEIU 775 Benefits Group.
Nicolas Sacco is postdoctoral researcher at the Population Research Institute at Pennsylvania State University.
Introduction
Subharati Ghosh, Mark Anthony M. Abenir, Maria Carinnes P. Alejandria-Gonzalez, Nicolas Sacco
1. An Extraordinary Journey through Time and Age: Mortality in Argentina
Nicolás Sacco
2. Population Aging and Changes in Old Age Transition in Brazil: Past, Present and Future
Carolina A. Guidotti-Gonzalez
3. Want or Need? The dual nature of older adult migration explored in a study in Brazil
Marden Campos and Subharati Ghosh
4. The Family Context, Social Capital and Older Adult Well-Being: How are they Related?
Tannistha Samanta
5. Where to Live and Who Will Care? The Living Arrangements of Older Adults in India
Subharati Ghosh
6. Healthcare and Ageing Behind the Walls in South-Western Nigeria
Helen Fatoye
7. Re-examining Nigeria’s Social Security in the Aspect of Government Pension
Kudus Oluwatoyin Adebayo, Adebayo Emmanuel Akinyemi, and Isaac Akinkunmi Adedeji
8. Old Age Income Supports and Security in Thailand: Current and Future Development
Chalermpol Chamchan
9. Food Insecurity and Resilience: Experiences of Hunger and Poverty among Older Adults in Manila
Maria Carinnes A. Gonzalez
Conclusion
Subharati Ghosh, Maria Carinnes P. Alejandria-Gonzalez, Nicolas N. Sacco
Using case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America authored by an impressive group of young scholars in the Global South, this volume addresses one of the world’s most pressing contemporary issues: the social consequences of population aging. Offering a wide range of comparative and multidisciplinary perspectives, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the relationship between aging and the health, development, and policy challenges now faced across the world.
— Daniel Jordan Smith, Brown University
Aging in the Global South is an insightful book that focuses on multiple facets around aging and development in countries of the Global South
— S. Irudaya Rajan
The evidences and narratives in this book create a roadmap which connects the Global South to the world. The book is a catalogue of events, experiences, and policy-relevant nuances from the actors’ view point. The language of the book is simple, focused, and deliberate— a compendium of lingua from the past, present, and future of aging. Aging in the Global South provides a snapshot which captures the interest and attention of all stakeholders, especially those who require a sequence of critical junctures for social aging.
— Kabiru K. Salami, University of Ibadan
The Global South is undergoing major demographic changes, especially related to rapid population aging and its related aspects. In this book, led by a group of young scholars, a series of chapters discuss main issues related to the social and economic consequences of population aging in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Each chapter gives an interdisciplinary view of the opportunities and challenges of population aging in the Global South. The chapters raise important and relevant public policy and research questions in aging and health, aging and economic development, and aging and demographic behavior in the Global South.
— Bernardo Lanza Queiroz, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais