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The elderly and old age support in rural China : challenges and prospects (English)

Although average incomes in China have risen dramatically since the 1980s, concerns are increasing that the rural elderly have not benefited from growth to the same extent as younger people and the urban elderly. Concerns about welfare of the rural elderly combine spatial and demographic issues. Large gaps exist between conditions in coastal and interior regions and between conditions in urban and rural areas of the country. In addition to differences...
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Cai, Fang; Giles,John T.; O'Keefe,Philip B.; Wang,Dewen.

The elderly and old age support in rural China : challenges and prospects (English). Directions in development ; human development Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/769231468215685476

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