The contributors to this volume review the rapidly changing context of debates about financing health care and its relationship to globalization and privatization and examine the mechanisms and institutional processes involved.

This is a review of literature on ageing that focuses on the social and health consequences of rapid demographic change. It explores the dimensions of demographic transition, the health needs of the elderly, the social consequences of ageing, policy implications and priority areas for research.

The contributors to this volume review the rapidly changing context of debates about financing health care and its relationship to globalization and privatization and examine the mechanisms and institutional processes involved.