The volume includes chapters on most of the countries in Southeast Asia, it could be said to some extent that this book represents a "bible" of gender and ageing in the region. The volume will be of value especially to policy-makers from the countries in the region since research is important to help governments put in place relevant policies to meet the needs of the elderly and to prepare themselves to cope with the increasing dependency ratio of the older persons on the working age population as well as pressures on the public pension system.