Florian Coulmas, "Population Decline and Ageing in Japan - The Social Consequences "
English | ISBN: 0415401259 | 2007 | 176 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 0415401259 | 2007 | 176 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This book presents a comprehensive analysis of one of the most pressing challenges facing Japan today: population decline and ageing.
It argues that social ageing is a phenomenon that follows in the wake of industrialization, urbanization and social modernization, bringing about changes in values, institutions, social structures, economic activity, technology and culture, and posing many challenges for the countries affected. Focusing on the experience of Japan, the author explores:
how Japan has recognized the emerging problems relatively early because during the past half century population ageing has been more rapid in Japan than in any other country
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