When We're Sixty-Four

When We're Sixty-Four
Author: Rafael Rofman
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2020-10-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1464816050

Latin American countries are in the midst of a demographic transition and, as a consequence, a population-aging process. Over the next few decades, the number of children will decline relative to the number of older adults. Population aging is the result of a slow but sustained reduction in mortality rates, given increases in life expectancy and fertility. These trends reflect welcome long-term improvements in welfare and in economic and social development. But this process also entails policy challenges: many public institutions—including education, health, and pension systems and labor market regulations—are designed for a different demographic context and will need to be adapted. When We’re Sixty-Four discusses public policies aimed at overcoming the two main challenges facing Latin American countries concerning the changing demographics. On one hand, older populations demand more fiscal resources for social services, such as health, long-term care, and pensions. On the other, population aging produces shifts in the proportion of the population that is working age, which may affect long-term economic growth. Aging societies risk losing dynamism, being exposed to higher dependency rates, and experiencing lower savings rates. Nonetheless, in the interim, Latin American countries have a demographic opportunity: a temporary decline in dependency rates creates a period in which the share of the working-age population, with its associated saving capacity, is at its highest levels. This constitutes a great opportunity in the short term because the higher savings may result in increases in capital endowment per worker and productivity. For that to happen, it is necessary to generate institutional, financial, and fiscal conditions that promote larger savings and investment, accelerating per capita economic growth in a sustainable way.

The Urban Poor in Latin America

The Urban Poor in Latin America
Author: Marianne Fay
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821360699

About half of the region's poor live in cities, and policy makers across Latin America are increasingly interested in policy advice on how to design programmes and policies to tackle poverty. This publication argues that the causes of poverty, the nature of deprivation, and the policy levers to fight poverty are, to a large extent, site specific. It therefore focuses on strategies to assist the urban poor in making the most of the opportunities offered by cities, such as larger labour markets and better services, while helping them cope with the negative aspects, such as higher housing costs, pollution, risk of crime and less social capital.

Index of NLM Serial Titles

Index of NLM Serial Titles
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1516
Release: 1984
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

A keyword listing of serial titles currently received by the National Library of Medicine.

Research with Hispanic Populations

Research with Hispanic Populations
Author: Gerardo Marin
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Total Pages: 150
Release: 1991
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780803937208

This book explores ways of overcoming the problems researchers may encounter in collecting and interpreting data generated from Hispanic studies.

Current Catalog

Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1732
Release:
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010
Author: Census Bureau
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 1008
Release: 2009-12
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780160838842

The 129th edition of the Statistical Abstract continues a proud tradition of presenting a comprehensive and useful portrait of the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. The 2010 edition provides: More than 1,300 tables and graphs that cover a variety of topics such as religious composition of the U.S. population, the amount of debt held by families, parent participation in school-related activities, federal aid to state and local governments, types of work flexibility provided to employees, energy consumption, public drinking water systems, and suicide rates by sex and country. Expanded guide to other sources of statistical information both in print and on the Web. Listing of metropolitan and micropolitan areas and their population. Book jacket.

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007
Author: Bernan Press
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1032
Release: 2007-02
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781598880793

The Statistical Abstract of the United States is one of the most reliable and popular statistical references in existence. The Bernan Press Library Edition presents the complete, official content of the Statistical Abstract in an easily readable format - with 25 percent larger type than in the U.S. government edition - and with a sturdy binding designed to withstand heavy use in libraries.