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(b) Developmental issues. Keeping in mind the fact that all aging issues are interrelated and interdependent, the developmental issues should not be considered in isolation and may therefore be defined as those cross-sectional issues which consider the aging within the context of society at large. They are concerned with the role of the aging in the developmental process, particularly in such crucial areas as the relationship between the aging of populations and social and economic development.
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POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES FOR THE AGING
This section of the report could present the major policies and programmes currently being undertaken or planned for the elderly
in the country. It could describe the measures undertaken in the light of the implications for society as a whole of the aging of the population. It could also indicate the percentage of national budgetary allocations for programmes on aging, Government administrative structures dealing with aging and co-operation between the Government and non-governmental organizations.
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Countries are further encouraged to develop any aspects of the question of aging that are of particular concern to them.
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