Ageing in developing countries / Ken Tout.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford [England] ; New York : Published by Oxford University Press for HelpAge International, 1989. Description: xvi, 334 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 0198272790 ; 0198272766 (pbk.) ; 0198272790; 9780198272793 Subject(s): Older people -- Developing countries -- Social conditions | Aging -- Social aspects -- Developing countries | Old age assistance -- Developing countriesDDC classification: 305.2091724 LOC classification: HV1494 | .T68 1989Online resources: WorldCat details | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU MPRHGD Corner | Non-fiction | 305.2091724 TOA 1989 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | C-1 | Not For Loan | 22611 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
TOC 1. What is Ageing? 5 --
2. Population Forecasts 17 --
3. Socio-economic Factors 38 --
4. Regional Studies of Ageing 58 --
5. Selected Studies of Ageing 115 --
6. Existing Services 130 --
7. Pilot Methods of Response 150 --
8. A Programme Critique 201 --
9. National Strategies 241 --
10. Special Groups of Elderly 281 --
11. Questions that Remain 299.
Summary:
Emphasizing the ways in which potential problems of ageing can be met, Dr Tout sets out the problems of developing countries and describes programmes which have already been successfully adopted. He Read more...
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