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Demographic Change –System Reactions –Policy Goals and Policy Alternatives

Demographic Change –System Reactions –Policy Goals and Policy Alternatives. A Comparison of European and Latin American Countries Ulrich Peter Ritter , Department of Economics and Business Administration Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main Germany.

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Demographic Change –System Reactions –Policy Goals and Policy Alternatives

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  1. Demographic Change –System Reactions –Policy Goals and Policy Alternatives A Comparison of European and Latin American Countries Ulrich Peter Ritter, Department of Economics and Business Administration Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main Germany

  2. With 68 youarenolongerconsideredtobeold

  3. Somebasicdata

  4. Problems of countries with aging populations Change of age structure Decrease of Population Relative decrease of the workforce with shortages of qualified workers Regions with emigration (lack of doctors, schools, other services,…..) Pressure on the system of social security Poverty of elderly people

  5. Reactionstoagingpopulations • Fosteringofimmigration • Fosteringofthebirthofchildren • Loweringpensionage • Development of a „Silver Market“ • ……

  6. Nine basic fields of policy for aging populations • Political representation • Subsistence • Reintegration into the production process • Living quarters • Health care • Nursing • Inclusion • Positive attitude • Meaning of life • Death and dying

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