Policymaking for diversity among the aged in India

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 49-79

  Purohit, Brijesh C ^a  

^a Center for Policy Research   (India)

Author keywords

Economic security; Old age pensions; Rural aged population; Social security in India; Urban aged population

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY CARE; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PENSION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 1442284583     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v15n04_03     Document Type: Article

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