| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Older people -- Developing countries.
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Older people. |
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Developing countries. |
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Older people -- Services for -- Developing countries.
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Older people -- Services for. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lloyd-Sherlock, Peter.
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| Added Title |
Ageing, development and social protection |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Living longer. London ; New York : Zed Books, 2004 1842773569 9781842773567 (DLC) 2003064131 (OCoLC)53797165 |
| ISBN |
9781848130708 (electronic book) |
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1848130708 (electronic book) |
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1281258857 |
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9781281258854 |
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9781842773574 |
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1842773577 |
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1842773569 (hardcover) |
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1842773577 (limp) |
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