Shock of Gray
The Aging of the World's Population and How it Pits Young Against Old, Child Against Parent, Worker Against Boss, Company Against Rival, and Nation Against Nation

I read this book eight or nine years ago. However, I was stuck in the first chapter. I found it difficult to absorb and comprehend. Over my working life and vacations, I have been exposed to Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and ANZ. I am a senior (65+) living in a retirement village. Ther......more

Really thought-provoking: the Confucian values of 'respect your elders' were written and obeyed at the time when life expectancy is 35; that within 50 years, Japan went from being one of the youngest nations to one of the oldest; that the Greatest Generation was the first generation to grow old as a......more

I was expecting another tale of an ineffective geriatric healthcare system similar to "A Bittersweet Season" or "The failure of long term care". What I got was a much wider view of how different nations are handling aging populations. From china's apathy and age arbitrage to the United States million......more