International Handbook of Population Aging

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Overview

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. How Populations Age

      • Joshua R. Goldstein

      Pages 7-18

   3. Data Sources for Studying Aging

      • Markus H. Schafer, Kenneth F. Ferraro

      Pages 19-36

   4. Global Population Aging: History and Prospects

      • Donald T. Rowland

      Pages 37-65

3. Aging Populations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Population Ageing in Italy and Southern Europe

      • Cecilia Tomassini, Giovanni Lamura

      Pages 69-89

   3. Demography of Aging in the Nordic Countries

      • Gerdt Sundström

      Pages 91-111

   4. Rapidly Aging Populations: Russia/Eastern Europe

      • Natalia S. Gavrilova, Leonid A. Gavrilov

      Pages 113-131

   5. Rapid Population Aging and Changing Intergenerational Transfers in Japan

      • Naohiro Ogawa, Rikiya Matsukura, Maliki

      Pages 133-156

   6. Population Aging in China

      • Feinian Chen, Guangya Liu

      Pages 157-172

   7. Population Aging in the Koreas

      • Dudley L. Poston, Mary Ann Davis

      Pages 173-190

   8. Population Aging in Canada and the United States

      • Tracey A. LaPierre, Mary Elizabeth Hughes

      Pages 191-230

   9. Aging in Mexico and Latin America

      • Rebeca Wong, Alberto Palloni

      Pages 231-252

   10. Ageing in West Africa

       • Isabella Aboderin

       Pages 253-276

   11. Demography of Aging in Arab Countries

       • Kathryn M. Yount, Abla M. Sibai

       Pages 277-315

4. Migration and Aging

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 317-317

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   2. Geographic Mobility and Aging in Place

      • Don E. Bradley, Charles F. Longino

      Pages 319-339

   3. International Retirement Migration

      • Tony (A.M.) Warnes

      Pages 341-363

   4. Immigrants and Aging

      • Judith Treas, Jeanne Batalova

      Pages 365-394

Peter Uhlenberg The classic handbook of population, The Study of Pop- by the beginning of the twenty-first century and p- ulation edited by Philip Hauser and Otis Dudley Dun- jections show that by 2035 there will be twice as many can, was published in 1959. As described on the dust over age 65 as under age 15. In Italy and in Japan, jacket, this book was “…an encyclopedic summary of where extraordinarily low fertility is persisting, p- the field of demography, ranging from its historical jections indicate that by 2050 there will be three times beginnings to promising subjects for its future study…” as many people over age 80 as children under age 5. Not only was “population aging” not included as the Although population aging is progressing at different title of one of the 28 chapters in this encyclopedic vol- paces in different parts of the world, significant po- ume on demographic knowledge but the term was not lation aging is expected in every region of the world even included in the index. Demographers at that time in coming decades. The emergence of global popu- did, of course, understand the determinants of a popula- tion aging as one of the most important demographic tion’s age distribution and a discussion of this topic was trends in the world today has stimulated scholars to included.

• Ageing
• Aging populations
• Demography
• Gerontology
• Global Aging
• Nation
• Population Aging
• Population Studies
• age
• aging
• gender

From the reviews:

"Population aging has become a major demographic trend in the world today, with myriad consequences across societies. In this pioneering handbook, Peter Uhlenberg has assembled an outstanding panel to document and explain this change. An essential reference work." Glen H Elder, Jr, Research Professor Carolina Population Center University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

"Survival to well into old age once was the lot of only a small fraction of humankind. Ongoing progress in lowering mortality—one of the greatest achievements of our modern civilization—now makes it a global experience. In combination with low fertility, a long-term necessity imposed by approaching limits to growth, this means population aging: a larger and larger share of older persons within the total population. The promises and the problems inherent in this secular shift, a shift that will be the dominant demographic fact of the twenty-first century, are enormous For anyone who wants to understand the far-reaching demographic, economic, and social ramifications of population aging this Handbook is absolutely essential reading. It brings together contributions of a large international group of eminent experts exploring all aspects of population aging. The chapters add up to a comprehensive and coherent tableau of facts, analysis, and probing of likely future trends. The rich fare this volume offers has no match or even close competitor in the professional literature." Paul Demeny Distinguished Scholar, Population Council Editor, Population and Development Review

"This new Handbook on Population Aging is not only long overdue, but also exemplary in regard to the range of countries it covers and in focusing on many questions about the often little understood consequences of societies with much larger proportions of elderly." Karl Ulrich Mayer Stanley B. Resor Professor of Sociology, Yale University

"The globalcommunity of scholars and policy-makers has been waiting for this impressive volume, showing the aging populations around the globe through the lens of some of their best demographic observers. It demonstrates how the world is changing through population aging, and how demography is changing in response to it." Martin Kohli Professor, Department of Social and Political Sciences European University Institute

“This is a very comprehensive collection, with 34 chapters bringing a wealth of material to bear on the topic. … the themes of international comparisons and of life course provide further unity to the text, as does the strong historical context. … This is a comprehensive text and an important guide to the literature, with good historical depth and cross-national comparisons.” (Roderic Beaujot, Canadian Studies in Population, Vol. 39 (1-2), Spring/Summer, 2012)