The book provides an interesting analysis of the time-use data to examine the extent to which active ageing is occurring in India. It also synthesizes data from the National Sample Survey Office All India Survey and another survey undertaken in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, and Ranchi (capital cities of East Indian states) to examine the role of the aged in the Indian Society. Nearly all countries in the world are experiencing an important issue of ageing. India faces its own set of ...
قائمة المحتويات
Chapter 1. Prolonging of Life Cycle and its Implications.- Chapter 2. Postive Implications of Ageing for Indian Families: Aged as an Asset.- Chapter 3. S...
عن المؤلف
Zakir Husain is Professor at the Economics Department in Presidency University, Kolkata. He uses econometric tools and methods to study issues related to exclusion and dis...