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| The global aging preparedness index | | Author(s) | Richard Jackson, Neil Howe, Tobias Peter |
| Corporate Author | Center for Strategic and International Studies- CSIS; Prudential PLC |
| Publisher | Center for Strategic and International Studies; Prudential PLC, Washington, DC; London, 2013 |
| Pages | 59 pp |
| Source | Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, Washington, DC 20036; Prudential PLC, Laurence Pountney Hill, London EC4R 0HH. |
| Keywords | Income [older people] ; Social security benefits ; Pensions ; Cost of living ; Indicators ; Comparison ; International. |
| Annotation | The Global Aging Preparedness Index (or GAP Index) aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of progress made by 20 countries, including most major developed economies and some economically emerging markets. The overall index consists of two sub-indices. The first, a "fiscal sustainability index", looks at projections of government old-age benefit spending (including pensions and health benefits) and burdens such as raising taxes, borrowing or cutting other spending. The second, an "income adequacy" index, tracks trends in older people's living standards relative to those of the rest of the population. Overall, it finds that while some countries manage to score well on both income adequacy and fiscal sustainability, others fail to score well on either dimension of ageing preparedness. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150728009 B |
| Classmark | JF: JH: JJ: J3C: 3RI: 48: 72 |
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