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Title:

Social policy in ageing societies : Britain and Germany compared / edited by Alan Walker, Gerhard Naegele.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xv, 304 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Older people--Great Britain
Older people--Germany.
Older people--Cross-cultural studies
Great Britain--Social policy
Germany--Social policy

Other Authors:

Walker, Alan, 1949-
Naegele, Gerhard, 1948-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-292) and index.

Contents:

Major policy challenges of ageing societies : Britain and Germany compared / Alan Walker and Gerhard Naegele -- Pension reform and the socio-economic status of older people / Jay Ginn, Uwe Fachinger and Winfried Schm©Þhl -- Ageing and the labour market : a comparison of policy approaches / Frerich Frerichs and Philip Taylor -- The silver economy : purchasing power and the quest for quality of life / Wolfgang Potratz, Tobias Gross and Josef Hilbert -- Gender and ageing : the role of social networks / Ingrid Eyers and Gertrud Backes -- Minority ethnic elders in Germany and the UK / Vera Gerling -- The changing generational contract within and outside the family : Britain and Germany compared / Monika Reichert and Judith Phillips -- Health status and health policy / Anita Pfaff -- Long-term care in Germany and the UK / Caroline Glendenning and Gerhard Igl -- Societal and political participation / Tony Maltby and Christiane Rohleder -- Conclusion / Gerhard Naegele and Alan Walker.

ISBN:

0230520987 (alk. paper)
9780230520981 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)156831823

LCCN:

2008030684

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)