The Politics of old age: Older people's interest organisations and collective action in Ireland ; Half Title Page ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Acknowledgements ; 1. Introduction: contextualising the 'politics of old age'
2. Collective action and the nexus of political and cultural systems 3. Older people's interest organisations ; 4. The political, economic and social policy context ; 5. Older people's interest organisations: directors and members.
6. Policy-makers' perspectives of older people's interest representation 7. The nexus of resources, political opportunity structures and collective identities ; 8. Looking forward ; Appendix I: Sample profile: older people's interest organisations.