Comparative Study of Active Ageing in China and the EU Countries

Qian Xiong; Arkadiusz Wiśniowski

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-6017-5_17

Comparative Study of Active Ageing in China and the EU Countries

Qian Xiong, Arkadiusz Wiśniowski

Lancaster University

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In this chapter, the AAI for China is calculated by using the 2011–2012 data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Its findings reveal the unrealized potential of Chinese older population comparing to countries in the European Union (EU). It is argued that social policies should aim at enabling older people to maintain quality of life and contribute to the family, the economy and society. What can be safely recommended includes: (1) flexible retirement plans for older population to voluntarily participate in labour market; (2) an efficient community based old-age care system and lifelong learning system to enable the older population to enjoy active, independent, secured and healthy life.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies
Subtitle of host publication	Active Ageing Index and its Potential
Editors	Asghar Zaidi, Sarah Harper, Kenneth Howse, Giovanni Lamura, Jolanta Perek-Białas
Publisher	Amsterdam University Press
Pages	365-384
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811060175
ISBN (Print)	9789811060168, 9789811355493
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6017-5_17
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Comparative Study of Active Ageing in China and the EU Countries. / Xiong, Qian; Wiśniowski, Arkadiusz.
Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies: Active Ageing Index and its Potential. ed. / Asghar Zaidi; Sarah Harper; Kenneth Howse; Giovanni Lamura; Jolanta Perek-Białas. Amsterdam University Press, 2017. p. 365-384.

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