Daily Archives: July 9, 2011

国际养生养老“产业”发展趋势

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Hong Zhang

丁宁宁 2010-11-19     养生养老“产业”，是上个世纪60年代以来国际上发展最快的行业之一。其原因是老年人口比重的增加。借鉴国际养生养老“产业”发展的经验，促进我国养老事业的发展，以便更好地解决我国的老龄化问题，是目前和今后一段时间中国经济、社会发展的一件大事。     一、老龄化是人类21世纪面临的严峻挑战 如果说20世纪人类面临的挑战是战争的话，那么在不发生大规模战争的情况下，21世纪人类面临的最大挑战将是老龄化。原因是死亡率下降、出生率下跌导致的 人类预期寿命的延长。死亡率下降的主要原因是生活和医疗条件的改善，出生率下降的主要原因是晚婚、独身和养育后代成本的提高。Continue

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New law to protect elderly parents

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Hong Zhang

SHANGHAI – Parents in an East China province will be able to turn to the law if they want to reject the financial demands of their adult children. The People’s Congress of Jiangsu province passed an ordinance on Friday forbidding … Continue reading →

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The Dilnot review: Money, morality and the care of the elderly

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Hong Zhang

Economist Andrew Dilnot‘s independent review into how we pay for the care of older people and the disabled is published tomorrow. It will be read against a backdrop that almost daily seems to illustrate our incapacity to care for many … Continue reading →

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