Chapter 1. Population Ageing Worldwide and in Australia: Population ageing; The ageing of the worlds̕ population; Below-replacement fertility expected in 75% of developing countries by year 2050; Building a society for all ages: population ageing, facts and figures; Implications of an ageing society; An ageing Australia; Age structure of the population; Ageing in Australian society; Ageing a journey, not a destination -- Chapter 2. Aged Care: Revolution needed to finance ageing; The age-old quandary; Counting the cost of care; From here to poverty; Super plan for boomers ̕aged care; Elderly more at risk of being cheated by the children -- Chapter 3: Employment and Retirement: Ageing nation will need to keep working; Employers biased against over-45s; Early retirement is a 'grim option'; Lure of retirement fades as elderly stay at work; Bid to keep older people in workforce; The empty nest egg; Balloon bursts on notion of comfortable retirement; Why early retirement looks to be a pipe dream; Reform boomers ̕super: report; Old people pull their weight in society, economy; Prepare for the amazing greys bent on reinventing old age
Summary
"Our ageing world looks at population ageing around the world and in Australia ; and care, employment and retirement issues for older Australians"--Introduction
