Aging and Social Expenditure in the Major Industrial Countries, 1980-2025 /

Most of the seven major industrial countries are now experiencing significant changes in their demographic structure. A persistent pattern of declining fertility and improving life expectancy has created major segments of the population that are already relatively aged or will become so in the near...

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Main Author: Ruggiero, Edgardo
Other Authors: Feldman, Robert, Heller, Peter, Katz, Menachem
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1986.
Series:Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 1986/005
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:Most of the seven major industrial countries are now experiencing significant changes in their demographic structure. A persistent pattern of declining fertility and improving life expectancy has created major segments of the population that are already relatively aged or will become so in the near future. This paper examines the impact of prospective demographic trends on the level and structure of social expenditure by the governments of the seven major industrial countries (the Group of Seven) through the year 2025.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (84 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:0251-6365
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