Living longer [[electronic resource] ] : ageing, development and social protection / / edited by Peter Lloyd-Sherlock

• Pubblicazione: London [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2004; [London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2022
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.26091724
• Soggetto topico: Older people - Developing countries; Older people - Services for - Developing countries; Development studies; Sociology; Maturation & ageing
• Persona (resp. second.): Lloyd-SherlockPeter
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Living longer
• ISBN: 1-350-22115-5; 1-84813-725-7; 1-281-25885-7; 9786611258856; 1-84813-070-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910170971303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II