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Aging policies and programs: New century—New Hopes—New challenges

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In this sweeping global assessment of social policy, the author examines policy on aging in the context of other policy priorities and concludes that the group most likely to affect a change in the situation of the world’s elderly are the elderly themselves.

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  1. Mukunda Rao
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Mukunda Rao, D.S.W. is an independent consultant in social development and international organizations. Until recently, he was the Senior Officer responsible for social welfare questions in the United Nations Secretariat.

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Rao, M. Aging policies and programs: New century—New Hopes—New challenges. Ageing International 19, 1–10 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03032422

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