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Health, wealth and the elderly
— an Indian perspective | | Author(s) | S D Gokhale |
| Journal title | BOLD, vol 17, no 4, August 2007 |
| Publisher | International Institute on Ageing (United Nations - Malta), August 2007 |
| Pages | pp 5-11 |
| Source | http://www.inia.org.mt |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Economic status [elderly] ; Pensions ; Social policy ; India. |
| Annotation | While the statement "health creates wealth" may be appropriate for a developed country, for a developing country such as India this needs to be reworded to "Will health reduce poverty?" This article summarises policies in India relating to wealth and poverty, pensions and social assistance and economic security. On the latter, the New Pension Scheme is based on a defined contribution by the individual, and is a system in which every individual has his own account. Three fronts for fighting poverty are identified: creating health services and making them accessible and affordable; providing income security through pensions to the organised sector; and providing universal social assistance for all those in the informal and rural sectors. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071024202 A |
| Classmark | CC: F:59: F:W: JJ: TM2: 7FA |
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