Living longer : ageing, development and social protection / edited by Peter Lloyd-Sherlock.

Contributor(s):

Lloyd-Sherlock, Peter

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Zed Books, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781848130708
1848130708
1281258857
9781281258854
9781842773574
1842773577
9786611258856
661125885X
9781848137257
1848137257

Other title:

Ageing, development and social protection

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Living longer.DDC classification:

305.26/09172/4 22

LOC classification:

HQ1064.D44 L58 2004eb

Other classification:

71.36

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Contents:

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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Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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