The long baby boom an optimistic vision for a graying generation - Goldsmith, Jeff Charles (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-202) and index
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Prologue -- The baby boom: the self-involved glacier -- The social safety net for older Americans: the expensive legacy of the New Deal -- Living to work: boomers, retirement, and the knowledge economy -- Healthy aging: enabling a longer, more active life -- Encouraging work in later life: what can be done? -- Medicare: the Mount Everest of entitlements -- Social security reform: grasping the third rail -- What we need to do -- What baby boomers should do for themselves -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index