International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy |
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| As told to:
| Harper, Sarah
Hamblin, Kate
Hoffman, Jaco
Howse, Kenneth
Leeson, George |
| Series title: | Handbooks of Research on Public Policy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85793-390-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $279.00 |
Book Description:
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With the collective knowledge of expert contributors in the field, The
International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policyexplores the challenges arising from the ageing of populations across the globe.
With an expansive look at the topic, this comprehensive Handbookexamines various national state approaches to welfare provisions for older people and highlights alternatives based around the voluntary and third-party sector, families and private initiatives. Each of...
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With the collective knowledge of expert contributors in the field, The
International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policyexplores the challenges arising from the ageing of populations across the globe.
With an expansive look at the topic, this comprehensive Handbookexamines various national state approaches to welfare provisions for older people and highlights alternatives based around the voluntary and third-party sector, families and private initiatives. Each of these issues are broken down further and split into six comprehensive sections:
- Context
- Pensions
- Health<.li>
- Welfare
- Case Studies
- Policy Innovation and Civil Society
Academics interested in policy challenges for mature societies will find this Handbooka highly relevant reference tool. It also offers an important message for policy makers and practitioners in the field of public policy.
Contributors include:J. Atanackovic, D.E. Bloom, I. Bode, A. Börsch-Supan, I.L. Bourgeault, R. Canning, B.A. Carnes, L. Carter-Edwards, T. Chen, E. Collom, R. Edlin, A. Elissen, M. Eloundou-Enyegue, M. Erlinghagen, J. Field, V. Galasso, R. Gauld, K. Hank, S. Harper, J. Hoffman, R. Holzmann, K. Howse, J.H. Johnson Jr., M. Kaplan, M. Kautto, H.G. Koenig, D. Lain, R. Lee, G.W. Leeson, E. Le , Z. Li, P. Lloyd-Sherlock, B.L. Lowell, A. Lusardi, A. Mason, R. McKinnon, A.M. Parnell, P. Profeta, N. Redondo, M. Sánchez, C. Saraceno, K. Spencer-Suarez, M.Tenikue, V. Timonen, F.M. Torres-Gil, S. Vickerstaff, B. Vriehoef, J. Warburton, A. Webb, E. Westerhout