Living longer : ageing, development and social protection /

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lloyd-Sherlock, Peter
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Zed Books, 2004.
Temas:
Older people > Developing countries.
Older people > Services for > Developing countries.
Personnes âgées > Pays en voie de développement.
Personnes âgées > Services > Pays en voie de développement.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging.
Older people
Older people > Services for
Ouderen.
Welzijn.
Overheidsbeleid.
Economische ontwikkeling.
DEMOGRAPHIC AGEING.
AGEING PERSONS.
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
SOCIAL WELFARE.
OLD AGE BENEFITS.
CARE OF AGEING PERSONS.
CASE STUDIES.
PENSION SCHEMES.
NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE.
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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