Changing Demographics, Emerging Risks of Economic-Demographic Mismatch and Vulnerabilities Faced by Older Persons in South Asia: Situation Review in India and Pakistan  

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Alam, Moneer ; Karim, Mehtab

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Asia-Pacific Population Journal vol. 21 no. 03 (Dec. 2006), page 63-92.
Topik: Demographics; Emerging Risks; Economic Demographic Mismatch; Vulnerabilities
Fulltext: Moneer Alam.pdf (184.74KB)

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With successive decline in fertility-mortality parameters and added life span, India and Pakistan are gradually becoming young and old simultaneously. These changes however underlie many complex issues. Young people, for example, look for good quality employment, while older persons seek a secure later life. Using host of macro and micro details, this paper argues that the current economic regime in these two countries does not fully conform to those realities. With declining employment elasticity, job markets in both the countries are likely to shrink – leaving most of the labour market entrants to wait longer for better jobs or contend with low wages in informal employment that would help them survive. Undoubtedly, a situation like this may not allow many care providers to find sufficient transferable resources for their older dependents. This exposes older persons to greater vulnerability. The paper therefore suggests creating mechanisms to ensure old-age security with finances drawn from a mix of public and private sources including taxes on a range of products that are hazardous to health.

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