The Ageing Future of South East Asia

Older Persons in South East Asia (An Emerging Asset), edited by Evi Nurvidya Arifin and Aris Ananta, is an important new publication on demographic change in South East Asia. Southeast Asia comprises 11 countries, all with populations ageing at different rates, with Singapore at one end with a rapidly ageing population and Timor-Leste at another. Irrespective of their current varied demographic situation, all are facing the prospects of an ageing population in future - this in a region where the population is measured in the billions. It is therefore a region which merits increased attention.

Societies in this region will have to respond to the challenges of population ageing. Demographers, economists, sociologists, and anthropologists weigh in in this volume and collectively emphasize the opportunities, as well as the costs of population ageing. Older persons have always been a source of unpaid family labour in the region, and with changes in public perceptions, many healthy and productive elderly can make significant contributions to the broader community and society. If you would like to order a copy of this book, download the publication information here. The Table of Contents is also available here.