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Ageing and health : the politics of better policies / / Scott L. Greer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, [and six others] [[electronic resource]]
| Ageing and health : the politics of better policies / / Scott L. Greer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, [and six others] [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Greer Scott L. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge University Press, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 167 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 362.1084/6 |
| Collana | European observatory on health systems and policies |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Medical care - Europe
Older people - Medical care - Europe - Economic aspects Older people - Medical care - Europe - Political aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
economics of ageing
politics of ageing healthy ageing ageing crisis health policy health systems healthcare management public policy public finance intergenerational justice welfare state pensions pension policy public health |
| ISBN |
1-108-96829-5
1-108-96807-4 1-108-97323-X |
| Classificazione | POL024000POL024000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Two Very Different Narratives Depicting Ageing Societies -- 1.2 What Are the Consequences of Seeing Population Ageing in a Negative Light? -- 1.3 Are Policy Concerns about Population Ageing Evidence-Based? -- 1.3.1 Population Ageing Will Not Become a Major Driver of Health Expenditure Growth -- 1.3.2 Population Ageing Will Lead to Changes in Paid and Unpaid Work, but These Can Be Managed -- 1.4 The Coronavirus Pandemic: Intergenerational Conflict or Revealing Consequences of Longstanding Inequalities? -- 1.5 Win-Win Policy and Politics: the Life-Course Approach -- 1.6 The Book in Brief -- 1.7 Conclusion -- 2 Older People in Europe -- 2.1 Diversity and Inequality -- 2.1.1 Income Insecurity Varies across the European Region, but It Is Better to Be on the Margins in Northern & -- Western Europe Than in Eastern Europe -- 2.1.2 Most Older People Are Not in Paid Work but the Odds of Not Working Are Higher in Eastern Europe Than in Northern and Western Europe -- 2.1.3 Older People in Eastern Europe Are Most Likely to Live in Multigenerational Households -- 2.1.4 The Health of Older People Varies across Regions -- 2.2 What Do Commonly Used Data Say about Population Ageing and Its Effects on Society? -- 3 Ageing Equally: Politics, Health and Solidarity -- 3.1 The 'Greedy Geezer' Narrative -- 3.2 The Demand-Side Explanation for Win-Lose Policies: Partially, but Only Partially, Correct -- 3.2.1 Older People Do Make Up a Large Share of Voters -- 3.2.2 Sometimes Older Adults Prefer Win-Lose Policies, and Act Politically to Try to Get Them -- 3.2.3 Social Policy Preferences of Older and Younger People Are Often Not As Different As We Expect.
3.3 Older Voters Do Not Vote As a Bloc -- 3.4 The Supply-Side Explanation for Win-Lose Policies Is Also Partly, but Only Partly, Right -- 3.4.1 There Is Some Evidence of Politicians Responding to Demands from Older Voters When Making Social Policy Choices -- 3.4.2 Policy Is Mainly a Response to Factors Other Than Pressure from Older People -- 3.5 Weighing the Evidence -- 3.5.1 Are Older People 'Greedy', Rationally Demanding or Deserving? -- 3.5.2 Social Policies Generally Result Mainly from Considerations Unrelated to Demand from Voters -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 3.7 Appendix -- 4 The Coalitional Politics of Win-Wins -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Intra- and Intergenerational Solidarity Across Europe -- 4.2 Intra- and Intergenerational Solidarity in an Era of Austerity -- 4.3 The Politics of Healthy Ageing -- 4.3.1 Why is the Win-Win So Difficult to Achieve? -- 4.4 Coalitions and Healthy Ageing -- 4.5 New Challenges -- 4.6 Conclusion -- 5 Unequal Ageing: the Politics of Ageing As the Politics of Health Inequalities -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Unequal Ageing: Who Gets to Be Old? -- 5.2.1 Gender Inequalities in Health -- 5.2.2 Ethnic Inequalities in Health -- 5.2.3 Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health -- 5.2.4 Geographical Inequalities in Health -- 5.2.5 Intersectional Inequalities -- 5.2.6 Trends in Health Inequalities -- 5.2.7 COVID-19 Pandemic and Health Inequalities -- 5.3 What Causes Health Inequalities? -- 5.3.1 Material Resources: the Social Determinants of Health -- 5.3.2 Explaining Geographic Inequalities in Health -- 5.4 Beyond the Social Position and Place: the Political Economy Approach -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 6 The Implications of Win-Win and Win-Lose Policies for the 'Ageing Crisis' -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Win-Win Policies and Healthy Ageing -- 6.2.1 The English Health Inequalities Strategy as a Win-Win Strategy. 6.2.2 German Reunification: Drawing Lessons from an Unusual Win-Win -- 6.3 Win-Lose Policies and the Implications for Healthy Ageing -- 6.3.1 Austerity Politics and Ageing in the UK -- 6.3.2 Health Inequalities and the "Americanization" of European Political Economy -- 6.4 Conclusion -- 7 Conclusion -- 7.1 Tearing Down Straw Men -- 7.2 Equity, Intergenerational and Other -- 7.3 After the Straw Men: Understanding the Politics of Ageing and Health -- 7.4 Getting to a Win-Win -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910585960703321 |
Greer Scott L.
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| Cambridge University Press, 2021 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rethinking aging [[electronic resource] ] : growing old and living well in an overtreated society / / Nortin M. Hadler
| Rethinking aging [[electronic resource] ] : growing old and living well in an overtreated society / / Nortin M. Hadler |
| Autore | Hadler Nortin M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1084/6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Medical care - United States
Older people - United States - Psychology Health behavior - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8078-6923-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457615203321 |
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Hadler Nortin M
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| Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
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Rethinking aging [[electronic resource] ] : growing old and living well in an overtreated society / / Nortin M. Hadler
| Rethinking aging [[electronic resource] ] : growing old and living well in an overtreated society / / Nortin M. Hadler |
| Autore | Hadler Nortin M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1084/6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Medical care - United States
Older people - United States - Psychology Health behavior - United States |
| ISBN |
979-88-908858-8-3
0-8078-6923-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Enlightened aging -- The golden years -- Stayin' alive -- The aged worker -- Decrepitude -- Frailty -- The reaper -- Autumn. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781749503321 |
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Hadler Nortin M
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| Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rethinking aging : growing old and living well in an overtreated society / / Nortin M. Hadler
| Rethinking aging : growing old and living well in an overtreated society / / Nortin M. Hadler |
| Autore | Hadler Nortin M |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1084/6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Medical care - United States
Older people - United States - Psychology Health behavior - United States |
| ISBN |
979-88-908858-8-3
0-8078-6923-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Enlightened aging -- The golden years -- Stayin' alive -- The aged worker -- Decrepitude -- Frailty -- The reaper -- Autumn. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812926003321 |
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Hadler Nortin M
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| Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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