Ageing in Singapore: Service needs and the state (Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series)

by KalyaniMehta (Author), Leng Leng Thang (Author), PeggyTeo (Author), Angelique Chan (Author), Peggy Teo (Author), Angelique Chan (Author), Kalyani Mehta (Author), Leng Leng Thang (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2006

  $153.22

  Older persons are often portrayed as social and financial burdens because pensions, health and social care have to withstand increasing old age dependency ratios. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the experience of ageing in Singapore, examining key issues such as health, work, housing, family ties and care giving.