The Ageing World

Cover
Acknowledgements
Contents
Prologue
Introduction
Part One: The Ageing of Individuals and the Greying of the Population
	Chapter 1: Eat Less and Live Well
		Who are the Old?
		Ageing is Generalised Physical Deterioration
		Looking for an Explanation
		The Rate of Living Theory
		Oxygen and the Human Body
		Restricting Calorie Intake
		Disease or Impairment Also Cause Ageing
		Ageing of the Mind
		Extending Longevity
	Chapter 2: Where Have the Children Gone?
		Greying
		The Mechanics of Greying
		Fertility
		In Which Direction will the Fertility Rate Move?
		Mortality and Life Expectancy
		A Clueless World
	Chapter 3: Knowledge, Growth and Greying
		Patterns in the Greying World
		Western Nations
		China and India
		Sub-Saharan-Africa—Countries for Which Geography was Destiny
		The Latinos
		India’s Parsi Community
		Starting the Battle All Over Again
		Declining Birthrate is a Near Universal Trend
		World Greying, a Further Note
		Cultural Resistance
		A Final Observation
	Chapter 4: The Aged in the Greying World
		Retirement
		The Retirement Culture
		The Attitude Towards the Elderly, and of the Elderly
		Family
		Multigenerational Homes
		A Note on Eastern Filial Responsibility
		Away from Parents, Strangers to Children, Unknown to Grandchildren
		Watering the Neighbour’s Lawn
		Dependence on Others
		Intergenerational Transfer of Wealth
		The Aged in the Ageing Society
		A Concluding Statement
Part Two: Grey Dynamics
	Chapter 5: The Compulsions of the 21st Century
		The Compulsions
		Technology and Environmental Pollution
		The Kyoto Conference Recommendations
		Consumption and Pollution
		Transfer of Technology
		Energy Efficiency
		Globalisation
	Chapter 6: Living with Strangers
		From an Open to a Closed World
		The Next Fifty Years
		Grey Dynamics
		Migration
		The Invasion of Bachelors
		Ethnic Considerations
		Cultural Barriers
		Assimilation
		What Happens When the Immigrants Form a Formidable Group?
		Emigration as an Instrument of Policy
		Redefining the Problem
		The Importation of Foreign Culture
		An Interim Summary
	Chapter 7: The Age Divide
		The Emerging Culture of Older People
		Changing Language
		The New Divide
		The Mechanics of Descent
	Chapter 8: Changing Workplace, Changing Life
		Deliberate Living
		Where are the Jobs?
		The Nature of the Job Market
		Rights in General
		The Rights of the Future Generation
		Emotional Involvement
		Further on Changes
		Summing Up
	Chapter 9: Europe Faces the Greying World
		Europe’s Problem
		The Islamic Factor in European Immigration
		Neo-Imperialism
	Chapter 10: Young India Faces the Ageing World
		Globalisation is Going on Relentlessly
		Changing the Demographic Mosaic
			India/China
			Pakistan/Russia
		Population Implosion?
		Road Map for India
			Developing a Consensus on Globalisation
			Taking Note of the Demographic Changes
			Improvement of the Talent Pool Within the Country
		Taking on the Challenge of the Decade 2020
			Empowering Through Education
			Health for All
			Drawing All in the Mainstream Economy
Part Three: Living a Long Life in the Grey World
	Chapter 11: Beginning the Journey into the Unknown
		A Wish List
		When Biology Won’t Help
		Remaining Fit
		The Fitness of the Mind
		Try to Go Back to Work
		Restlessness, Boredom and Entertainment
		Keeping Fit in Mind and Body
		Living
	Chapter 12: Effective Living
		Such a Long Life and Nothing to Look for!
		Inventing a Purpose
		Back to Basics
		Effective Living—What it Should Involve
	Chapter 13: Remaining Differentiated
		Individuality
		The Undifferentiated Old—Continuity and Change
		Individualism Gone Wild
		The Me Generation
		All Hands on Deck
		Successful Ageing
	Chapter 14: Death
		Facing the Final Day
		Reconciling Death
		Making Room for Others
		Steps Towards Actualisation of Life’S Potential
Conclusion
Notes and References
Index