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Book Synopsis The Political Economy of Ageing and Later Life by : Alan Walker
Download or read book The Political Economy of Ageing and Later Life written by Alan Walker and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely new collection presents the most important and influential articles and papers on ageing and later life of the past half century. The editors examine policy creation and implementation, practice and critical gerontology including both feminist and international perspectives. Including an original introduction and key works not available in scholarly libraries, this is a critical assembly of work and will be of immense assistance to anyone looking to understand the consequences of our ageing population on society.
Book Synopsis The Political Economy of Ageing and Later Life by : Alan Walker
Download or read book The Political Economy of Ageing and Later Life written by Alan Walker and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely Research Review highlights the most important and influential articles and papers on ageing and later life of the past half century. The authors examine policy creation and implementation, practice and critical gerontology including both feminist and international perspectives. The work provides a critical perspective on the field and will be of immense assistance to anyone looking to understand the consequences of our ageing population on society.
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Book Synopsis Readings in the Political Economy of Aging by : Meredith Minkler
Download or read book Readings in the Political Economy of Aging written by Meredith Minkler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes 16 essays which address many issues from a different perspective suggested by the experience of aging in America. This study explores the political, social, and economic realities which have an impact on Americans as they grow older.
Book Synopsis Economics and Ageing by : José Luis Iparraguirre
Download or read book Economics and Ageing written by José Luis Iparraguirre and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This upper level textbook provides a coherent introduction to the economic implications of individual and population ageing. Placing economic considerations into a wider social sciences context, this is ideal reading not only for advanced undergraduate and masters students in health economics and economics of ageing, but policy makers, professionals and practitioners in gerontology, sociology, health-related sciences, and social care. This volume introduces topics in the economics of happiness, quality of life, and well-being in later life. It also covers questions of inequality and poverty, intergenerational economics, and housing. Other areas described in this book include behavioural economics, political economy, and consumption in ageing societies.
Book Synopsis Social Policy and Aging by : Carroll L. Estes
Download or read book Social Policy and Aging written by Carroll L. Estes and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2001 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive treatment of the political economy of aging. From the founder and key thinker in the field comes a work that aims to contribute to the understanding of old age and aging in the context of problems and issues of the larger social order in America. Since Carroll Estes' first writing on the political economy of aging in 1979, there has been growing recognition and incorporation of her critical perspective as one of the major paradigms in the field of aging. The only comprehensive book-length treatment of the subject, Social Policy and Aging addresses the globalization of capital and developments in health care restructuring. Combining social gerontological theory and major theoretical advances in work on the welfare state, this text keeps readers abreast of the new development within the discipline. Students and researchers alike will appreciate this critical perspective, widely acknowledged as one of the major paradigms in the field of aging. [Ed.]
Book Synopsis The Political Economy of Population Ageing by : William A. Jackson
Download or read book The Political Economy of Population Ageing written by William A. Jackson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a non-neoclasssical economic and sociological analysis--after deflating neoclassical arguments, Jackson (economics, U. of York, UK) concludes that conventional economic theory overstates negative effects of the graying of the population on the economy, while calling for managed flexibility in planning policies. The author considers theoretical approaches to such demographics, particularly in relation to the perceived rising dependency burden re: Social Security and pensions, along with less traditional issues such as informal economic activity and informal care of the elderly within the context of long-term structural changes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis The Political Economy of Population Aging by : Kimiko Terai
Download or read book The Political Economy of Population Aging written by Kimiko Terai and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book integrates the economics of aging and insight based on political economy and explores generational conflict in the context of governmental spending. This problem is general, as the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted: lockdowns protect the elderly, but hurt the young. Policies to address global warming impose taxes on the elderly, but would bring benefits largely in the future. This book addresses intergenerational problems by placing its focus on budget allocation, taxation, and regulation. By using Japanese and US data, the authors conduct statistical analysis of whether regions with aging populations may adopt policies that generate benefits during a short period of time instead of policies that could benefit current young generations for an extended period of time. If the policy preferences of voters depend on their age, and if policy adoption by a government reflects public opinion, the change in demographic composition in a region may affect governmental policies. In an aged society, the elderly are pivotal voters. Budgets may be reallocated from policies favored by younger generations, such as education, to policies the elderly prefer, such as welfare programs. This generates an intergenerational externality problem: voters with short life expectancy do not take into consideration long-term benefits. Moreover, the current tax bases may be replaced by other tax bases that do not harm the elderly. The results reported in the book largely support these hypotheses. Evidence also shows that the gender and racial composition and institutional factors, including the extent of fiscal decentralization, are important in anticipating effects of population aging in other countries.
Book Synopsis The Political Economy of Work in the 21st Century by : Martin Sicker
Download or read book The Political Economy of Work in the 21st Century written by Martin Sicker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-03-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Congress enacted Social Secuirty in 1935, with the age of retirement set at age 65, average life expectancy was 62 years. By the time Medicare was enacted 30 years later, life expectancy had risen to age 70. Since the enactment of Medicare, life expectancy has risen to age 76 today and may be expected to increase further in the decades to come. Clearly, the increase in post-retirement life expectancy has significant implications for the level of national expenditures attributable to an aging population. One of the approaches suggested as a solution to the so-called income transfer problem is to redefine old age, that is, to push retirement and its associated benefits off to a later age. This would effectively increase the size of the workforce, with older workers continuing to contribute their payroll taxes for an extended period of time. The critical question Sicker poses is, will there be enough appropriate employment opportunities for a growing number of older workers in the workforce of the future? The evidence for a positive response is far from clear or compelling. Sicker examines the prospective place of the aging worker in the employment environment of the 21st century in light of the restructuring of American business and the world of work in the final decades of the last century. In doing so, he raises serious concerns about the validity and utility of some of the neoclassical economic ideas and assumptions that have become part of the conventional wisdom of our time. Sicker contends that these dubious propositions have unwittingly contributed signficantly to the problem through their manifestation in public policy. However, the principal focus of his analysis is not on economic theory as such, but on the realities and uncertainties that an aging American workforce will face in the decades to come. This book is significant reading for scholars, researchers, and the general public interested in labor force and aging policy issues.
Book Synopsis Social Gerontology by : Michael B. Kleiman
Download or read book Social Gerontology written by Michael B. Kleiman and published by S. Karger AG (Switzerland). This book was released on 1983 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Aging, Globalization and Inequality by : Jan Baars
Download or read book Aging, Globalization and Inequality written by Jan Baars and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a major reassessment of work in the field of critical gerontology, providing a comprehensive survey of issues by a team of contributors drawn from Europe and North America. The book focuses on the variety of ways in which age and ageing are socially constructed, and the extent to which growing old is being transformed through processes associated with globalisation. The collection offers a range of alternative views and visions about the nature of social ageing, making a major contribution to theory-building within the discipline of gerontology. The different sections of the book give an overview of the key issues and concerns underlying the development of critical gerontology. These include: first, the impact of globalisation and of multinational organizations and agencies on the lives of older people; second, the factors contributing to the "social construction" of later life; and third, issues associated with diversity and inequality in old age, arising through the effects of cumulative advantage and disadvantage over the life course. These different themes are analysed using a variety of theoretical perspectives drawn from sociology, social policy, political science, and social anthropology. "Aging, Globalization and Inequality" brings together key contributors to critical perspectives on aging and is unique in the range of themes and concerns covered in a single volume. The study moves forward an important area of debate in studies of aging, and thus provides the basis for a new type of critical gerontology relevant to the twenty-first century.
Book Synopsis The Economics of Aging by : David A. Wise
Download or read book The Economics of Aging written by David A. Wise and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-05-15 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Economics of Aging presents results from an ongoing National Bureau of Economic Research project. Contributors consider the housing mobility and living arrangements of the elderly, their labor force participation and retirement, the economics of their health care, and their financial status. The goal of the research is to further our understanding both of the factors that determine the well-being of the elderly and of the consequences that follow from an increasingly older population with longer individual life spans. Each paper is accompanied by critical commentary.
Book Synopsis Ageing and Health by : Scott L. Greer
Download or read book Ageing and Health written by Scott L. Greer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-05 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mythical 'demographic timebomb' can be defused through policies that reduce inequalities between and within generations.
Book Synopsis Reconstructing Old Age by : Chris Phillipson
Download or read book Reconstructing Old Age written by Chris Phillipson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-10-26 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely and authoritative overview on social gerontology and social theory, Chris Phillipson outlines the changing contexts and experiences associated with later life as we move into a new century. The book critically reviews the different theoretical explanations which attempt to explain these changes. Phillipson shows how in late modernity changes to pensions, employment and retirement, and intergenerational relations, are placing doubt on the meaning of growing old. He suggests that later life is being reconstructed as a period of potential choice on the one hand, but also of risk and danger on the other. This book will be essential reading for students and academics in social gerontology, as well as for students and academics in sociology, social policy and related disciplines interested in the future of an ageing population and the future of social gerontology.
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing by : Malcolm L. Johnson
Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing written by Malcolm L. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Book Synopsis Gender and Later Life by : Sara Arber
Download or read book Gender and Later Life written by Sara Arber and published by Sage Publications (CA). This book was released on 1991-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the research conducted on, about, and for women, little has focused on gender among elderly people. Is there a quality of life difference between elderly women and men? Does ageism affect older women more than their male counterparts? How can elderly women empower themselves to change inadequate living conditions? Considering these and other questions, Gender and Later Life examines how gender and class influence the well-being of people in later life and considers if these factors are more relevant than chronological age. The authors use a political economy perspective to integrate research on aging and gender and to provide a better understanding of gender differences in later life. Essential reading for those with interests in women's studies, social gerontology, medical sociology, and social policy. "The use of the political economic framework provides an enlightening, provocative foundation for understanding the issues of gender and aging. The insights provided into the life span dynamics of later life dependency are convincingly presented. The realistic conclusion derived from reading this very important book is that we can do little to respond to the issues of gender and aging until we have resolved gender, class, and racial inequities occurring across the life span. However, until such resolution occurs, we must continue to seek ways to respond to the material, health, and caring resource limitations of aging women. . . . The conclusions of the book provide important insights that need to be understood by professionals and lay people of all backgrounds. Although academic in nature, the insights presented have value for all those concerned about quality of life for womenacross the life span. The book is highly recommended for use in graduate courses related to public policy, gender, or aging studies." --Journal of Women and Aging "This is a complex but concise and well-organized book, an important contribution to the development of productive links between sociology and gerontology." --Sociology "This book has, with facts and figures, shaken me up and opened my eyes so I could see the connections in the jigsaw of oppression. Highly readable, clear and challenging. I recommend it as essential reading for all those in the struggle for equality of opportunity for all." --Radical Statistics Newsletter "The book has many virtues. . . . I hope that [Gender and Later Life] will be widely read by those who are already involved in social and health services, as well as by those who are on the threshold of their working lives and want to contribute in their careers to measures designed to produce greater social equity." --Journal of the British Society of Gerontology "Arber and Ginn have produced an extremely valuable contribution to the literature on social gerontology. They have outlined a powerful new synthesis, a feminist political economy perspective on old age that will advance our understanding of life for a significant section of our population." --Journal of Biosocial Science
Book Synopsis Precarity and Ageing by : Grenier, Amanda
Download or read book Precarity and Ageing written by Grenier, Amanda and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-07-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection develops an exciting new approach to understanding the changing cultural, economic and social circumstances facing different groups of older people.
