| Description |
1 online resource (x, 397 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The dimensions and implications of Australian population ageing; 2 The health of older Australians; 3 Indigenous Australians: Ageing without longevity?; 4 Gender and ageing; 5 Ethnicity and ageing; 6 Age and employment; 7 Health policy for a long-lived society; 8 Retirement income policyfor a long-lived society; 9 Housing policy for a long-lived society; 10 Ageing in space: Transport, access and urban form; 11 Uncertain prospects: Aged care policy for a long-lived society; 12 The politics of ageing; 13 Lifelong education and lifelong learning. |
| Summary |
Australia, like other industrialised countries, confronts the prospect of a steadily ageing population. This book covers a wide range of issues, including health, retirement incomes, aged care, family relations, employment, and housing. It is for policy makers and for students in social policy, sociology, gerontology and public health. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Older people -- Government policy -- Australia.
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Older people -- Government policy. |
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Australia. |
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Older people -- Australia -- Social conditions.
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Older people. |
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Social conditions. |
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Older people -- Australia -- Economic conditions.
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Economic conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Borowski, Allan.
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Encel, Sol.
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Ozanne, Elizabeth, 1944-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Longevity and social change in Australia. Sydney : UNSW Press, 2007 9780868408897 0868408891 (DLC) 2007405565 (OCoLC)144605766 |
| ISBN |
9781921410031 (electronic book) |
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1921410035 (electronic book) |
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