Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe : Societal and Policy Implications

Contents: Foreword Preface Introduction: the drivers of population ageing in Central and Eastern Europe a " fertility, mortality and migration, Andreas Hoff Part I Population Ageing in Eastern Europe: Population ageing in Poland, Ewa Fratczak Population ageing in Lithuania: the need for a new attitude towards ageing, Sarmite Mikulioniene Heterogeneity of population ageing in Russia and policy implications, Gaiane Safarova. Part II Population Ageing in Central-Eastern Europe: Population ageing in the Czech Republic, Iva HolmerovA!, Hana VankovA!, Bozena Juraskova and Dana HrnciarikovA! Ageing in Hungary: demography and labour market challenges, Zsuzsa SzA(c)man Population ageing in Slovenia and social support networks of older people, Valentina Hlebec and Milivoja A ircelj. Part III Population Ageing in South-Eastern Europe: Demographic ageing and its economic consequences in Croatia, Sandra A valjek Demographic ageing in Romania a " general and specific consequences on the rural population and the relation to international migration, Augnes NemA(c)nyi Population ageing in Bulgaria a " demographic dynamics at the turn of the 21st century (methodological analysis and solution), Emil Hristov. Part IV Societal and Policy Implications: Physical and cognitive functions in older persons in Central and Eastern Europe, Martin Bobak, Hynek Pikhart and Michael Marmot Implications of population ageing for family relations and family care, Piotr Czekanowski Demographic changes and ageing process in Central and Eastern Europe: how sustainable are the demographic trends for the future?, Arjan GjonA a and Edlira GjonA a Conclusions: future prospects and policy implications for the Central and Eastern European ageing societies in transition, Andreas Hoff Index.