Description
With an expansive look at the topic, this comprehensive Handbook examines various national state approaches to welfare provisions for older people and highlights alternatives based around the voluntary and third-party sector, families and private initiatives. Each of these issues are broken down further and split into six comprehensive sections:
- Context
- Pensions
- Health<.li>
- Welfare
- Case Studies
- Policy Innovation and Civil Society
Academics interested in policy challenges for mature societies will find this Handbook a highly relevant reference tool. It also offers an important message for policy makers and practitioners in the field of public policy.
Contributors include: J. Atanackovic, D.E. Bloom, I. Bode, A. Boersch-Supan, I.L. Bourgeault, R. Canning, B.A. Carnes, L. Carter-Edwards, T. Chen, E. Collom, R. Edlin, A. Elissen, M. Eloundou-Enyegue, M. Erlinghagen, J. Field, V. Galasso, R. Gauld, K. Hank, S. Harper, J. Hoffman, R. Holzmann, K. Howse, J.H. Johnson Jr., M. Kaplan, M. Kautto, H.G. Koenig, D. Lain, R. Lee, G.W. Leeson, E. Le , Z. Li, P. Lloyd-Sherlock, B.L. Lowell, A. Lusardi, A. Mason, R. McKinnon, A.M. Parnell, P. Profeta, N. Redondo, M. Sanchez, C. Saraceno, K. Spencer-Suarez, M.Tenikue, V. Timonen, F.M. Torres-Gil, S. Vickerstaff, B. Vriehoef, J. Warburton, A. Webb, E. Westerhout
About the Author
Edited by Sarah Harper, CBE, Director and Clore Professor of Gerontology and Kate Hamblin, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford, UK with Jaco Hoffman, Kenneth Howse and George Leeson
Reviews
'International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy gathers under one cover the collective knowledge of experts in the field who explore challenges arising from ageing populations around the world, and considers national state approaches to welfare for older people and how public and private initiatives work. College-level collections strong in public policies and aging with find this a powerful collection of in-depth articles suitable for framing inquiries and considering social structures.' -- The Midwest Book Review
'This Handbook on ageing and public policy makes a substantial contribution in bringing together chapters spanning a breadth of issues in the areas of policy challenges and practitioner perspectives.' -- Social Policy & Administration
Book Information
ISBN 9781783474264
Author Sarah Harper
Format Paperback
Page Count 528
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
