Social capacity, sustainable development, and older people
Lessons from community-based care in Southeast Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3886627 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark A Ritchie, Mark Ritchie (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 638-649 |
| Publication date | 2000-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614520020008814 |
| OpenAlex | W2086251612 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
While gender has become a central factor in development, age and older people are seldom considered, and many organisations assume a top-down, non-participatory model of care - even when these organisations are otherwise engaged in sustainable and participatory development. This paper looks at how older people have been involved in sustainable community-based care efforts in Southeast Asia, and argues that the key factor for project success is the building of 'social capacity' - the ability of a social group or community to function and care for its older members - which depends on the strategic approach to participation taken by the project
Business · Citizen journalism · Economic growth · Economics · Older people · Participatory development · Political science · Sociology · South asia · Sustainable development · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2020 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |