Download or read book Ageing and Long-term Care written by David R Phillips and published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The case studies in this book focus on the emergence, extent and nature of national policies on ageing and associated strategies to address long-term care needs. Key opportunities for and constraints on policy are identified in this first round of regional studies, written by prominent researchers in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, who are partners in the Ageing Research Network of the Asian Development Research Forum. The case-studies are set in the context of regional and international plans of action on ageing and the deliberations of the Second World Assembly on Ageing held in 2002.