Aging in the Global South : challenges and opportunities / edited by Maria Carinnes P. Alejandria-Gonzalez, Subharati Ghosh, and Nicolas Sacco.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Aging in the Global South; Aging in the Global South; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1; An Extraordinary Journey through Time and Age; Mortality Over Time; Period Life Expectancy; Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Analysis; Differences between Period and Cohort Measures by Sex and Age; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2; Population Aging and Changes in Old Age Transition in Brazil; Age Categories and the Life Course Perspective; The Brazilian Cohort Heterogeneity: A Historical Overview; The Trajectories of Population Born between 1911 and 1920

The Trajectories of Population Born between 1931 And 1940The Trajectories of Population Born between 1951 and 1960; Methods: Entropy Analysis Technique; A Measure of the Transition to Old Age as a Socially Heterogeneous Process: Entropy Index; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3; Want or Need?; MIGRATION AMONG OLDER ADULTS: A CONCEPTUAL LEVEL; Determinants of Migration among Older Adults; Typologies of the Older Adult Migrants; Case Study: Older Adult Migration in Two Brazilian Regions; For the Future: The Conclusions; References; Chapter 4

The Family Context, Social Capital, and Older Adult Well-BeingAging, Social Capital, and Health: Studies from India and Beyond; Social Capital: Theoretical Considerations; Data; Measures; Social Capital; Living Arrangement; Subjective Well-Being; Analytical Strategy: Methods; Results and Discussion; Results from Propensity Score Stratification Analysis; Conclusion and Implications; Notes; References; Chapter 5; Where to Live and Who Will Care?; Case Studies; The Demographic Components of Population Aging; Living Arrangements of the Older Adults

A Historical and Theoretical Perspective on the Living Arrangement of the Older Adults in the WestLiving Arrangement of the Older Adults: The Developed versus the Less Developed World; The Context of Living Arrangements of Older Adults in India; The Status of Living Arrangements of Older Adults in India: Fact or Fiction?; The Indian Joint Family: Myth or Reality?; State-Level Variability; Other Variables Which Intersect with State-Level Variability in Living Arrangements; Policy Implications; The State as the Guardian of the Older Adults; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6

Health Care and Aging behind the Walls in Southwestern Nigeriathe State of the Nigerian Prison System; Methodology; Findings and Discussion; Summary; Conclusion and Recommendation; References; Chapter 7; Re-examining Nigeria's Social Security in the Aspect of Government Pension; Aging, Poverty, and Social Security in Nigeria; Nigerian Public Service and the Pension System; Pension Governance and Old Age Suffering: Dystopia as a Context of Discontent; Corruption and Its Uses in Suffering Stories; Competition for Profits and Pensioners' Interest; Inequality and the "Elite Pensioners."

This book explores how the forces of development have shaped the experience of aging in countries in the global south. It points to the challenges and opportunities that lie in developing innovative, sustainable programs to support elderly care services.