''Humanities grey hairs'' - aspects of the ageing of society
2012
Tomaszewska-Holub, B., University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn (Poland). Faculty of Social Sciences | Domaszewicz, W., University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn (Poland). Faculty of Social Sciences
Modern demographic transformations that take place in European societies cause the process of ageing to become irreversible and persistent. This is happening as a result of the simultaneous occurrence of such factors as average life expectancy growth, fertility decrease and a negative birth rate. As a result the structure of European population changes, the amount of people in pre-productive age decreases and simultaneously the amount of those in post-productive age grows. The process of the ageing of many societies, as well as Polish society, creates many economical, political, social and cultural consequences. An increasing number of seniors cause them to become an important, although specific type of consumer. A growth of demand for health services, education and artistic services should be expected. But the most alarming is the problem of rapidly growing fiscal deficiency and the insufficient financing of the Polish retirement system. In order to prevent retirement system bankruptcy it is necessary to constantly monitor such areas as: reform of retirement system, introducing later retirement, increasing the effectiveness of work and the professional activation of seniors as well as the liberalization of immigration regulations.
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