In many low income African countries, three factors are placing an undue burden on the elderly: 1) the burden on the elderly has enormously increased with the increase in mortality of prime age adults due to the HIV-AIDS pandemic and regional conflicts; 2) the traditional safety net of the extended family has become ineffective and unreliable for the elderly; and, 3) in a few countries, the elderly are called upon to shoulder the responsibility of...
Voir la suite
INFORMATION
-
2005/01/01
-
Fiche
-
33369
-
1
-
1
-
2010/07/01
-
Disclosed
-
Aging and poverty in Africa and the role of social pensions
-
social pension
TÉLÉCHARGER
RAPPORT COMPLET
Version officielle du document (peut inclure des signatures etc…)
-
Total Downloads** : 320
*La version texte est une version à reconnaissance optique de caractères non-corrigée. Cette version est fournie uniquement pour accommoder les utilisateurs disposant de connections lentes.