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

Publication Info. London ; New York : Zed Books, 2004.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : illustrations
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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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Subject Older people -- Developing countries.
Older people -- Services for -- Developing countries.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Aging.
Older people. (OCoLC)fst01199093
Older people -- Services for. (OCoLC)fst01199127
Developing countries. (OCoLC)fst01242969
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.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Lloyd-Sherlock, Peter.
Added Title Ageing, development and social protection
Other Form: Print version: Living longer. London ; New York : Zed Books, 2004 1842773569 9781842773567 (DLC) 2003064131 (OCoLC)53797165
ISBN 9781848130708 (electronic book)
1848130708 (electronic book)
1842773569 (hardcover)
1842773577 (limp)
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9781281258854
9781842773574
1842773577
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