Poverty and Deprivation among Elderly in India

ISBN-13: 9783659113802 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 132 str.

Syam Prasad

Opis

Old Age Poverty is one of the problems faced by elderly in the developing countries. Lack of proper security system and in adequate life time savings is making old age in a stage of deprivation in a country like India. Book is making an attempt to measure old age poverty in India along with aspects of deprivation. it give an account of impact of changing socio-demographic scenario on the old age well being in India. Need for developing old age protection policy can be viewed and to be implemented in the country

O autorze

Dr Syam Prasad is assistant professor in economics department, Central university of Kerala. He did his PhD from Centre for Development studies under JNU on topic old age poverty and deprivation. He completed post doctoral fellowship from IGIDR, Mumbai. He has 12 journal papers, 4 working papers and 5 chapters in edited books His research interests