TY - BOOK ID - 12007331 TI - Golden aging : prospects for healthy, active, and prosperous aging in Europe and Central Asia AU - Bussolo, Maurizio AU - Koettl, Johannes AU - Sinnott, Emily PY - 2015 SN - 1464803544 1464803536 PB - Washington, D.C. : The World Bank Group, DB - UniCat KW - Aging -- Economic aspects -- Asia, Central. KW - Aging -- Economic aspects -- Europe. KW - Population aging -- Economic aspects -- Asia, Central. KW - Population aging -- Economic aspects -- Europe. KW - Population aging KW - Aging KW - Social Welfare & Social Work KW - Social Sciences KW - Gerontology KW - Economic aspects KW - World Bank Group. KW - Age KW - Ageing KW - Senescence KW - Aging of population KW - Aging population KW - Aging society KW - Demographic aging KW - Graying (Demography) KW - Greying (Demography) KW - Physiological effect KW - Grupa Svjetske banke KW - Groupe de la Banque mondiale KW - Gruppo della Banca mondiale KW - Majmūʻat al-Bank al-Dawlī KW - Nhóm Ngân hàng thế giới KW - Developmental biology KW - Longevity KW - Age factors in disease KW - Age distribution (Demography) KW - Grupo del Banco Mundial UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:12007331 AB - Societies across Europe and Central Asia are aging, but people are not necessarily living longer. This demographic trend-caused by a decrease in fertility rather than improved longevity-presents both challenges and opportunities for governments, the private sector, and individuals alike. Some of the challenges are well known. Output per capita becomes smaller if it is shared with an increasingly larger group of dependent older people. At a certain point, there may not be sufficient resources to maintain the living standards of this older group, especially if rising expenditures on health care, ER -