Population Aging and Prospect of China’s Elderly Care and Its Related Industries

Mei Liu, Qing Ping Ma

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Abstract

China becomes an aging society in a pace much faster than other countries because of its one-child policy implemented since 1980. This chapter examines the current situation of population aging in China, the government policies and regulations surrounding elderly care, and the experiences of other Asian and Oceanian countries in dealing with population aging. The rapid population aging poses severe challenges for the elderly care in China, which has not established an adequate social security system, but it also provides abundant opportunities for enterprises and entrepreneurs in the aging industry from other Asian and Oceanian countries as well as China. China can learn from the experiences of industrialized Asian and Oceanian countries and regions in developing its elderly care industry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationResearch Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society
PublisherIGI Global
Pages1690-1709
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)9781668452967
ISBN (Print)1668452952, 9781668452950
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences
  • General Engineering
  • General Medicine

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