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The Current Status, Prospects And Characteristics Of Population Ageing In Slovak Republic

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  • Lukas Pavelek

    (University of Trnava, Department of Health and Social Work, Slovak Republic)

  • Thorsten Eidenmueller

    (American University Girne, Republic of Cyprus)

Abstract

Population ageing is a social problem whose consequences will soon have a significant impact on various areas of human life. The ageing population is one of many factors that significantly affect the changes in social conditions of people’s lives. It is a process that affectss the emergence of new social risks and crises. This causes the need to identify the consequences of these changes and appropriate measures to respond to them. This identification is not possible without a thorough understanding of genesis and propable developments of the aging process. The following paper briefly describes the demographic aging of the population in Slovakia and important context associated with this phenomenon.

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  • Lukas Pavelek & Thorsten Eidenmueller, 2014. "The Current Status, Prospects And Characteristics Of Population Ageing In Slovak Republic," Interdisciplinary Management Research, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics, Croatia, vol. 10, pages 923-930.
    • Handle: RePEc:osi:journl:v:10:y:2014:p:923-930
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    Keywords

    second demographic transition; population ageing; Slovak Republic; ageing index;
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    JEL classification:

    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I39 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Other

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