04584nam 2200877Ia 450 991095570660332120250411152726.097818496413571849641358978058549163905854916319780745318400074531840197807453183940745318398(CKB)111087027772074(StDuBDS)AH22933431(SSID)ssj0000274326(PQKBManifestationID)11235145(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000274326(PQKBWorkID)10341583(PQKB)10103402(MiAaPQ)EBC3386628(Au-PeEL)EBL3386628(CaPaEBR)ebr10578982(CaONFJC)MIL987821(OCoLC)54461709(Perlego)664719(EXLCZ)9911108702777207420040413d2003 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrA world growing old /Jeremy Seabrook1st ed.London ;Sterling, VA Pluto Press2003London, England :Pluto Press,2003.1 online resource (200 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780745318394 0745318398 9780745318400 0745318401 9781849641357 1849641358 Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Useful Contacts.'The inspirational Jeremy Seabrook beats any celebrity radical in the art of speaking hard truths through fine prose.' Boyd Tonkin, The Independent'Jeremy Seabrook [has] a preacher's talent for prophesy and a capacity for righteous indignation reminiscent of George Orwell.' The GuardianFor the first time in mankind's history, the world's population is ageing. Decade by decade, people are living longer than they ever have before. For rich countries in the west, the problems are obvious -- economies rely on youthful populations to provide for those who have retired. As the population ages, we face a profound economic and social crisis -- how do we care for the elderly when pensions and social security systems are under threat, housing is short and fewer young people are entering the workplace? There are anxieties at the highest level in the U.S., that an ageing population may make the country forfeit its image of youthful dynamism, as new creative generations come of age in the South.Yet this is only half the story. Populations in the poorer countries of the South are also ageing. Life-expectancy has increased due the availability of life-saving medicine. Child mortality has decreased, so people are having smaller families. India will soon have one of the largest populations of over-sixties. The one-child policy in China will similarly lead to a severe imbalance in the age-profile of the people. In A World Grown Old, distinguished author and journalist Jeremy Seabrook examines the real implications of the ageing phenomenon and challenges our preconceptions about how it should be tackled. Arguing that the accumulated skills and experience of the elderly should be employed to enrich society, rather than being perceived as a 'burden', he makes a passionate case for a radical re-thinking of our attitude to population issues, migration, social structures and employment policy. Illustrating that the reintegration of the elderly into societies worldwide is vital for our survival, this lively and readable book will be of interest to activists and NGOs, students and policy-makers everywhere.AgeismAgingSocial aspectsOlder peopleSocial conditionsIndiaChinaUnited StatesVietnamLaosSouth AfricaAfricaGermanyUnited KingdomBookAgeism.AgingSocial aspects.Older peopleSocial conditions.305.26Seabrook Jeremy1939-147794Pluto PressMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955706603321A world growing old4363075UNINA