A Human-Rights Based Approach to the Economic Security of Older People in Moldova

The aging challenge in Moldova is pressing. The average age is rising at a much more rapid rate in Moldova than in neighboring countries, and the size of the population is shrinking. The demographic trends are driven by three factors: low fertility, high net emigration, and low life expectancy. More...

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Main Authors: Dávalos, María Eugenia, Brown, Bethany, Holla, Alaka, Nguyen, Tu Chi, Seitz, William, Smolyar, Yuliya
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/389071486011151067/A-human-rights-based-approach-to-the-economic-security-of-older-people-in-Moldova
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spelling okr-10986-260392021-05-25T08:57:17Z A Human-Rights Based Approach to the Economic Security of Older People in Moldova Dávalos, María Eugenia Brown, Bethany Holla, Alaka Nguyen, Tu Chi Seitz, William Smolyar, Yuliya demographics aging demographic dividend well-being human rights health system labor market pensions social assistance The aging challenge in Moldova is pressing. The average age is rising at a much more rapid rate in Moldova than in neighboring countries, and the size of the population is shrinking. The demographic trends are driven by three factors: low fertility, high net emigration, and low life expectancy. Moreover, the risks to well-being are many and diverse among the elderly. For instance, Moldova is one of the few countries in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region where the elderly are poorer than the average population. In addition, the elderly in rural areas are at particularly high risk of poverty, and have lower access to basic services. The objective of the report is, first, to explore the situation of Moldova's older population in relation to their right to economic security and, second, create knowledge that can inform policy options to guarantee an adequate standard of living for current and future cohorts of the elderly. 2017-02-13T20:06:25Z 2017-02-13T20:06:25Z 2017-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/389071486011151067/A-human-rights-based-approach-to-the-economic-security-of-older-people-in-Moldova http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26039 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Moldova
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topic demographics
aging
demographic dividend
well-being
human rights
health system
labor market
pensions
social assistance
spellingShingle demographics
aging
demographic dividend
well-being
human rights
health system
labor market
pensions
social assistance
Dávalos, María Eugenia
Brown, Bethany
Holla, Alaka
Nguyen, Tu Chi
Seitz, William
Smolyar, Yuliya
A Human-Rights Based Approach to the Economic Security of Older People in Moldova
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Moldova
description The aging challenge in Moldova is pressing. The average age is rising at a much more rapid rate in Moldova than in neighboring countries, and the size of the population is shrinking. The demographic trends are driven by three factors: low fertility, high net emigration, and low life expectancy. Moreover, the risks to well-being are many and diverse among the elderly. For instance, Moldova is one of the few countries in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region where the elderly are poorer than the average population. In addition, the elderly in rural areas are at particularly high risk of poverty, and have lower access to basic services. The objective of the report is, first, to explore the situation of Moldova's older population in relation to their right to economic security and, second, create knowledge that can inform policy options to guarantee an adequate standard of living for current and future cohorts of the elderly.
format Working Paper
author Dávalos, María Eugenia
Brown, Bethany
Holla, Alaka
Nguyen, Tu Chi
Seitz, William
Smolyar, Yuliya
author_facet Dávalos, María Eugenia
Brown, Bethany
Holla, Alaka
Nguyen, Tu Chi
Seitz, William
Smolyar, Yuliya
author_sort Dávalos, María Eugenia
title A Human-Rights Based Approach to the Economic Security of Older People in Moldova
title_short A Human-Rights Based Approach to the Economic Security of Older People in Moldova
title_full A Human-Rights Based Approach to the Economic Security of Older People in Moldova
title_fullStr A Human-Rights Based Approach to the Economic Security of Older People in Moldova
title_full_unstemmed A Human-Rights Based Approach to the Economic Security of Older People in Moldova
title_sort human-rights based approach to the economic security of older people in moldova
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/389071486011151067/A-human-rights-based-approach-to-the-economic-security-of-older-people-in-Moldova
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