Latin America and the Caribbean will soon face the challenges of an  aging population. This process, which took over a century in the rich  world, will occur in two or three decades in the developing world;  seven of the 25 countries that will age more rapidly are in LAC.  Population aging will pose challenges and offer opportunities.    This book explores three sets of issues. First is a group of issues  related to the support of the aging and poverty in the life cycle. This  covers questions of work and retirement, income and wealth, and living  arrangements and intergenerational transfers. It also explores the  relation between the life cycle and poverty. Second is the question of  the health transition. How does the demographic transition impact the  health status of the population and the demand for health care? And how  advanced is the health transition in LAC? Third is an understanding of  the fiscal pressures that are likely to accompany population aging and  to disentangle the role of demography from the role of policy in that  process.    The book provides an introduction to the concepts and techniques at the intersection of demography and economics. It summarizes the policy debate about potential reforms needed to make population aging an opportunity for development.

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