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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780006903321

Titolo

Preparing for an aging world [[electronic resource] ] : the case for cross-national research / / Panel on a Research Agenda and New Data for an Aging World, Committee on Population and Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

0-309-17087-7

0-309-50281-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Disciplina

305.23/072

Soggetti

Aging - Research

Older people - Economic conditions

Older people - Health and hygiene

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Our Aging World""; ""3 Work, Retirement, and Pensions""; ""4 Private Wealth and Income Security: International Comparisons""; ""5 Intergenerational Transfers""; ""6 The Health of Aging Populations""; ""7 Well-Being: Concepts and Measures""; ""8 Conclusion and Major Recommendations""; ""Appendix A Learning from Cross-National Research""; ""Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Index""