In many low income African countries, three factors are placing an undue burden on the elderly. First, the burden on the elderly has enormously increased with the increase in mortality of prime age adults due to HIV AIDS pandemic and regional conflicts. Second, the traditional safety net of the extended family has become ineffective and unreliable for the elderly. Third, in a few countries, the elderly are called upon to shoulder the responsibility...
انظر المزيد
تفاصيل
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2005/5/01
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ورقة عمل (سلسلة مُرقمة)
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32752
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1
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1
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2010/7/01
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Disclosed
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Aging and poverty in Africa and the role of social pensions
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change in poverty
تنزيل الملفات
تقرير كامل
نسخة رسمية من الوثيقة (قد تضم توقيعات، الخ)
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