ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book addresses Population Ageing in Bulgaria Demographic Dynamics at the Turn of the 21st Century' prepared by Emil Hristov. It contains a particularly comprehensive and robust statistical analysis of demographic ageing in Bulgaria building on a factor analysis of ageing, which is followed by a discussion of some policy implications. The book presents data on changing family structures, family relations, family support and family care networks of older people. It also identifies ageism as a common experience among older people in the Czech Republic, which is transmitted through Czech mass media. The book focuses on the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries that joined the European Union (EU) since 2004, as well as the EU candidate and potential candidate countries from South Eastern Europe.
