Aging Asia puts major pressure on economic future of region 2012/1/9号 P13:ASIA

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More pensioners, fewer workers seen as tomorrow’s price of today’s prosperity
Developing countries and regions in Asia are facing a future with older populations. Gone are the days when these economies could boast of a so-called “population bonus” in which an abundant work force supported the greater society.
In short, the societies are getting older. What awaits them is a “population onus,” with rising pension and social security expenditures. …