ABSTRACT
Indonesia has a penchant for acronyms. It is a reflection of the increasing recognition of ageing as a significant issue in Indonesia that the period since the writing of the present chapter’s predecessor (Hugo 1992) has seen the term lansia (lanjut usia: advanced age) emerge into common usage for the population aged 60 years and over. With the onset of the krisman (krisis monetor: monetary crisis) in 1997, this increased attention has been dampened but there is no doubting an arousal of greater interest in the ageing issue among policy-makers, although it is more reflected in gestures such as the declaration of a special day for older persons than in fully funded projects for social and economic support.
