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Asia’s elderly are being neglected

Asia’s elderly are being neglected

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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Asia’s population is ageing quickly, and rates of elder abuse and abandonment are rising. Rather than build out welfare systems, the region’s governments are forcing children to care for their parents.


Topics covered:


  • Demographic shift
  • Elder care
  • Social policy


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