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Titolo: |
Living longer : ageing, development and social protection / / edited by Peter Lloyd-Sherlock
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Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2004 |
Edizione: | First edition. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina: | 305.26/09172/4 |
Soggetto topico: | Older people - Developing countries |
Older people - Services for - Developing countries | |
Altri autori: |
Lloyd-SherlockPeter
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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. |
Altri titoli varianti: | Ageing, development and social protection |
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 |
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