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- Title
Erosion of Eldercare in China: a Socio-Ethical Inquiry in Aging, Elderly Suicide and the Government's Responsibilities in the Context of the One-Child Policy.
- Authors
Nie, Jing-Bao
- Abstract
The article presents a case study which reveals how the 'one-child policy' of Chinese Government changes the condition of an aging society, radically modified the structure of the population, and created eldercare a more difficult task. It also mentions increase in the suicide rates among older people in China and Chinese governmental expenditures on healthcare.
- Subjects
CHINA; ONE-child policy, China; ELDER care; AGING; SUICIDE statistics; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Ageing International, 2016, Vol 41, Issue 4, p350
- ISSN
0163-5158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12126-016-9261-7