In many low income African countries, three factors are placing an undue burden on the elderly: 1) the burden on the elderly has enormously increased with the increase in mortality of prime age adults due to the HIV-AIDS pandemic and regional conflicts; 2) the traditional safety net of the extended family has become ineffective and unreliable for the elderly; and, 3) in a few countries, the elderly are called upon to shoulder the responsibility of...
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2006/01/01
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简介
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33369
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Envejecimiento y pobreza en Africa y el rol de las pensiones sociales
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Aging