Living longer: ageing, development and social protection
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Zed Books 2004
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
1 - Ageing, development and social protection : generalisations, myths and stereotypes - Peter Lloyd-Sherlock -- - 2 - Long-term historical changes in the status of elders : the United Kingdom as an exemplar of advanced industrial economies - Paul Johnson -- - 3 - Social policy and the wellbeing of older people at a time of economic slowdown : the case of Brazil - Ana Amelia Camarano -- - 4 - The impact of transition on older people in Ukraine : looking to the future with hope - Vladislav V. Bezrukov and Natalia A. Foigt -- - 5 - Potential consequences of population ageing for social development in China - Du Peng and David R. Phillips -- - 6 - Comparing pension schemes in Chile, Singapore, Brazil and South Africa - Armando Barrientos
This book examines the links between wellbeing and development, drawing on examples from low, middle and high-income countries. It examines ageing in a number of very different development contexts - Argentina, Brazil, China, Ghana, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Ukraine, UK and USA.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 308 pages)
ISBN:1842773577
1848130708
9781848130708

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