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Older Persons in Southeast Asia:
An Emerging Asset
Edited by Evi Nurvidya Arifin and Aris Ananta
A man grumbled after
he officially retired
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Being old should be celebrated. We should be proud to be old.
Unfortunately, now, being old is synonymous to being weak,
fragile, ugly, and liability.
Stereotyping of older persons has been very degrading.
“Older Persons Must be Seen
as an Asset, not a Burden”
Han Seung-soo, UN General Assemble President, to
the Second World Assemble on Ageing in Madrid, 8
April 2002
Debates on
Population and Development
1960s – 1980s
and
The First Quarter of
The 21st Century
Focus of the Debates
1960s – 1980s
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High Fertility in
tandem with declining
mortality, resulting in
high growth rates of
“unproductive”
younger persons in
low income countries
The 1st Quarter of the
21st Century
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Low fertility, resulting
in high growth rates of
“unproductive” older
persons in both high
and low income
countries
The Question
1960s – 1980s
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How to Finance the
Rapid Increase in the
Number of
“Unproductive”
Younger Persons, who
have Consumed but
Not Yet Produced?
The 1st Quarter of the
21st Century
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How to Finance the
Rapid Increase in the
Number of
“Unproductive”
Older Persons, Who
Still Consume but
Have Stopped
Producing?
Policy Recommendations
1960s – 1980s
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Reduce the number of
future younger persons
through family planning
and
Enhance the quality of
younger persons
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To raise the income of the
younger persons
To make the younger
persons an asset
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To result in First
Demographic Window of
Opportunity
The 1st Quarter of the
21st Century
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Reduce the number of
future “older” persons by
redefining “older” persons
Enhance the quality of
older persons
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To raise the income of
the older persons
To make the older
persons an asset
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To result in the Second
Demographic Window of
Opportunity
Published in July 2009 by
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
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As an output of a
long-term
interdisciplinary
research project
“Migration, Ageing,
and Development in
Southeast Asia” in
ISEAS coordinated
by Aris Ananta
An Attempt to Answer
How to Finance the Rapid Growth of the
Number of “Unproductive” Older Persons?
Liability from “Unproductive” Older Persons
Emerging Asset from
Active Older Persons
A Large Number of
Older Persons
Can Be Transformed into a
Competitive Advantage of
a Country
5 Parts and 15 Chapters
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INTRODUCTION: 2 chapters
OLD-AGE INCOME SECURITY :
4 chapters
EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER
SOURCES OF FINANCIAL
CONTRIBUTION: 4 chapters
AGEING, MIGRATION, AND
DEVELOPMENT: 3 chapters
ROLES OF GOVERNMENT AND
CIVIL SOCIETY : 2 chapters
Endorsements
Prof Charles Hirschman
Professor of Sociology, University of Washington
“… In this important volume, ably
edited by Evi Nurvidya Arifin and Aris
Ananta, demographers, economists,
sociologists, and anthropologists
analyse the implication of population
ageing for family and community
welfare and public policy. More
importantly, the authors emphasize
the opportunities, as well as the costs
of population ageing…”
Dr Thelma Kay, Director,
Social Development Division,
UNESCAP, Bangkok
“… This book is a timely contribution covering
key issues and concerns on the subject and
is a clear clarion to view older persons as
assets rather than liabilities…. The
thoughtful proposals provided for necessary
future actions on concerns that need to be
addressed are worthy of consideration
especially for building inclusive societies.”
Prof John Knodel
Research Professor Emeritus, Population Studies Center and
Professor Emeritus, Sociology, University of Michigan
“A welcome and timely volume that realistically
considers the challenges that the rapid
increase in older persons poses for the
family, community and society at large in
the context of Southeast Asian
community….”
Prof Hal Hill,
H. W. Arndt Professor of Southeast Asian Economies,
Australian National Universities
“ … The editors and contributors to this
volume are to be congratulated for a
topical, fascinating and broad-ranging
study of ageing in Southeast Asia. … The
authors raise many thorough-provoking,
indeed worrying, issues… I recommend it
to a diverse readership—regardless of
age!– in the academic, policy and
business communities, as well as the
general public.”
Final Notes
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We hope this book can trigger the readers to have more
discussions on transforming the older persons from a
liability to an asset and creating the older persons as one of
the competitive advantages of a country.
If you are triggered, you may buy the book at a discounted
price, here now.