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Social and economic problems of the older generation: Quality of life of the older population

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The first part of this published paper has provided a brief assessment of the demographic situation in the world and considers the problems of the health protection of elderly age groups and ensuring of their level of income and material well-being through the state pension system and their own work activities, as well as measures for protecting the interests of elderly people in the consumer sector. The shortcomings of the adopted strategy of action for the benefit of the older generation in the Russian Federation until 2025 have been discussed. The second part of this article will be be published in a forthcoming issue of this journal.

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  1. Institute of Economic Forecasting, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    I. M. Aizinova

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Aizinova, I.M. Social and economic problems of the older generation: Quality of life of the older population. Stud. Russ. Econ. Dev. 28, 450–457 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075700717040037

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