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Informationen zum Autor S. Irudaya Rajan is Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. His primary field of research is demography. He has co-edited and collaborated in a number of books including Kerala's Demographic Transition: Determinants and Consequences; India's Elderly: Burden or Challenge?; Dynamics of Migration in Kerala: Determinants, Differentials and Consequences; An Aging India: Perspectives, Prospects, and Policies; and Fertility Change in South India. Klappentext The book gives an overview of the process of ageing in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Based on new field surveys, the book documents the existing policies and programme on pensions and social security and examines their fiscal implications for the economy and society. Zusammenfassung The book gives an overview of the process of ageing in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Based on new field surveys, the book documents the existing policies and programme on pensions and social security and examines their fiscal implications for the economy and society. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables, List of Figures, Foreword by P. Chidambaram, Preface and Acknowledgements, 1. Aging, Pensions and Social Security in South Asia, 2. INDIA, 3. PAKISTAN, 4. BANGLADESH, 5. SRI LANKA, 6. NEPAL, 7. Universalizing Social Pensions for the Elderly: The Case of Nepal, Appendix, Notes on Contributors, About the Editor, Index
