Archive for July, 2011
The Global Aging Preparedness Index: A New Tool for Assessing How Well Prepared Countries are for Global Aging
The world stands on the threshold of a stunning demographic transformation. For most of history until well into the 19th century, the elderly—defined here as adults aged 60 and over—comprised only a tiny fraction of the population, never more than 4 or 5 per cent in any country. Read More