From Earthquakes to Age Quakes: Promoting the Silver Economy and Gearing Toward a Sustainable Aging Population in Mauritius

Abstract

Gone are the days when any business could have separate departments to work independently and excel in its service standards. Along the same lines, government bodies can no longer have distinct ministries responsible for working in isolation to cater to the aging population’s well-being. Given the challenges associated with upcoming older people tsunamis that will be a pressing concern of many countries around the globe, just like all the functional departments of several entities have to work together, it is of prime importance that the government adopts a multi-stakeholder orientation to ensure a sustainable aging population to promote the silver economy in Mauritius. The older people tsunami calls for a transdisciplinary perspective to understand the key challenges the government will need to address to safeguard the well-being of older people.