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Demography of aging /

As the United States and the rest of the world face the unprecedented challenge of aging populations, this volume draws together for the first time state-of-the-art work from the emerging field of the demography of aging. The nine chapters, written by experts from a variety of disciplines, highlight...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Martin, Linda G., 1947- (Editor ), Preston, Samuel H. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Samuel H. Preston and Linda G. Martin
  • The formal demography of population aging, transfers, and the economic life cycle / Ronald D. Lee
  • Retirement and labor force behavior of the elderly / Joseph F. Quinn and Richard V. Burkhauser
  • Income, wealth, and intergenerational economic relations of the aged / Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Timothy M. Smeeding
  • The elderly and their kin : patterns of availability and access / Douglas A. Wolf
  • Care of the elderly : division of labor among the family, market, and state / Beth J. Soldo and Vicki A. Freedman
  • Medical demography : interaction of disability dynamics and mortality / Kenneth G. Manton and Eric Stallard
  • Socioeconomic differences in adult mortality and health status / Samuel H. Preston and Paul Taubman
  • Geographic concentration, migration, and population redistribution among the elderly / Frank D. Bean, George C. Myers, Jacqueline L. Angel, and Omer R. Galle
  • Research on the demography of aging in developing countries / Linda G. Martin and Kevin Kinsella.