Category Archives: Other Countries

Taking Responsibility for Death

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Hong Zhang

New York Times. By SUSAN JACOBY/ March 30, 2012 I WAS standing by my 89-year-old mother’s hospital bed when she asked a doctor, “Is there anything you can do here to give me back the life I had last year, when I … Continue reading →

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“未富先老”“少养多” 中国养老压力大难题多

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Hong Zhang

2011年10月13日 09:17:37　来源： 光明日报 每年的重阳节前后，老人们会得到格外的关注：领导慰问，亲友来访，政府送来津贴礼品，这些都会让老人家里和 养老院里热闹一番。但老人脸上的笑容、节日的喜庆气氛、社会的一时关注，却不能掩盖我国老龄化社会的现状，不能缓解养老问题给社会带来的压力，不能化解老 人缺养的现实问题。 核心提示： ●60岁以上老人数量及占比：2011年，1.78亿，13.3%；2015年，2.21亿，16%；2020年，2.48亿，17.2%。

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Race Against Time: Can China Fix Its Pension Policies Before It’s Too Late?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Hong Zhang

ublished October 11, 2011 in Arabic Knowledge@Wharton Share this Article Shanghai’s elderly are everywhere. Stretching in morning exercises in parks, sunning themselves on benches during the day and dancing on the sidewalks at twilight, they are just one of many … Continue reading →

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