| 1 | | Editorial introduction by John Doling | | 3 |
| 2 | | Prospects for pragmatism : trading lessons in social policy between East and West by Catherine Jones Finer | | 9 |
| 3 | | Ageing and social policy in the European Union : a contextual overview by Tony Maltby and Gordon Deuchars | | 19 |
| 4 | | Malaysia : supporting families by Roziah Omar | | 41 |
| 5 | | Population ageing in Singapore : the challenge of using the central provident fund for retirement needs by Tee Liang Ngiam | | 56 |
| 6 | | Ageing issues and policy in Hong Kong : lessons for other countries by Joe C. B. Leung | | 76 |
| 7 | | Universal values versus political ideology : the virtual reform experience of Taiwans national pension plan by Hsiao-hung Nancy Chen | | 96 |
| 8 | | National policies on ageing in South Korea by Sung-Jae Choi and Seong-Hoon Bae | | 123 |
| 9 | | Inter-generational equity and social solidarity : Japans search for an integrated policy on ageing by Tetsuo Ogawa | | 150 |
| 10 | | Ageing in East and Southeast Asia by Paul Wilding | | 179 |
| 11 | | Lessons to be learnt by John Doling and Catherine Jones Finer and Tony Maltby | | 187 |
| | | Statistical appendix : ageing matters in figures by Li Kan | | 197 |