In search of protection : older people and their fight for survival in Tanzania / / Helmut Spitzer, Zena Mnasi Mabeyo ; with a foreword by Leopold Rosenmayr
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Spitzer Helmut <1966->
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| Titolo: |
In search of protection : older people and their fight for survival in Tanzania / / Helmut Spitzer, Zena Mnasi Mabeyo ; with a foreword by Leopold Rosenmayr
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| Pubblicazione: | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : , : Mkuki na Nyota Publishers : , : Drava, , 2011 |
| ©2011 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.26/09678 |
| Soggetto topico: | Older people - Tanzania - Social conditions |
| Aging - Tanzania | |
| Intergenerational relations - Tanzania | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | MabeyoZena Mnasi <1968-> |
| RosenmayrLeopold | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Copyright page; Title page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword: Personal experiences in a changing continent; 1. Introduction; 2. Older people in Tanzania: An overview; Concepts of old age and the elderly; The demographic picture; Structural change, poverty and old age; 3. Older people on the political agenda: Global, regional and national policies; International policies and programs referring to older people; Regional initiatives, policy frameworks and the need for research; Towards an agenda for older people in Tanzania; 4. Social protection: Concepts and policies |
| An issue of controversy: The struggle for a viable definition Social protection in Africa: The "Livingstone Call for Action" and beyond; Social protection for older people in Tanzania: Tangible reality or distant dream?; 5. In search of protection: Evidence from a field-based research; Background, methodology and ethics of the study; Demographic characteristics of the study population and their linkage to social protection; Educational status, formal employment and social protection in old age; Coping mechanisms and survival strategies; Poor living conditions; The struggle for water | |
| Limited access to free medical services The burden of HIV/AIDS; Informal social protection provided by the family system; Community-based support; Lack of government and donor support; Awareness of rights, entitlements and policies; Marginalization, discrimination and social exclusion; From empirical research to practical intervention: Report on a goat loan project; 6. Social pensions - a way forward?; Bibliography; Abbreviations; About the authors; Back cover | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Older people in Tanzania are disadvantaged and marginalized in many ways. They lack adequate formal social protection. They also suffer from diminishing family and community support. They face a series of multi-faceted problems and care for most AIDS-orphans, yet they are a much neglected target group in national social policy and international development programs. This book provides a theoretical discussion of ageing issues and their linkage to social protection. It depicts various policy frameworks at international, Pan-African and national level. And it provides extensive empirical finding |
| Titolo autorizzato: | In search of protection |
| ISBN: | 9987-753-02-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910787096403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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