Organisation of households: Changing household structures and dependency

Organisation of households: Changing household structures and dependency Phuah Eng Chye (3 March 2018) While there is considerable analysis on the direct effects of demographic aging and shrinking populations, less attention is paid to the economic and social effects from changing household structures. In this regard, traditional household organisation consisted mainly of large families with … “Organisation of households: Changing household structures and dependency”

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Organisation of households: Causes of demographic aging

Organisation of households: Causes of demographic aging Phuah Eng Chye (24 February 2018) Economies undergo transitions from agriculture to manufacturing to services and now to sharing. Each phase represents an elevation in the use of information which in turn raises the intensity of the information effects[1] of intangibility, size, speed and transparency. These forces cause … “Organisation of households: Causes of demographic aging”

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