Abstract
This paper is aimed to highlight the emerging problem of ageing in Pakistan
and Indonesia, its future implications and the measures these countries are
taking to address the issues and challenges of elderly citizens. The paper
discusses in detail the different measures Pakistani and Indonesia
governments are taking to facilitate the elderly citizen in terms of their
health, day care, finances, and social engagements. Presently, Indonesia and
Pakistan are having larger strata of young population. But if this youth is
not properly utilized through appropriate policies and planning for socioeconomic development, soon in coming decades this large strata of young
population will start growing older. This will result in a burden of more
elderly people on society and economy at the same time with less number of
people in working age group to boost the economy. The paper highlights the
need for preparedness for these countries to address the issue of ageing that
is expected to become more critical in coming decades.
Dr. Naima Tabassum, Tabassum Afzal, Huma Tabassum. (2017) AGEING POPULATION IN INDONESIA AND PAKISTAN: LESSONS TO BE LEARNED AND CHALLENGES TO BE FACED, Asia Pacific, Vol-35, Issue 1.
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