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Providing a comprehensive overview of issues of ageing from a global perspective this ambitious text introduces the reader to a wide range of issues and policies on ageing. Topics examined include: theoretical perspectives on ageing in society; demographic trends; roles played by older people as political actors; migration; health; pensions; family and institutional care; and elder abuse. This will be an essential text for students of social gerontology, as well as an invaluable resource for students of nursing, social work, social policy and development studies.
Globalization, Structural Adjustment and Ageing
Globalization, Structural Adjustment and Ageing
Development cannot be equated solely with economic growth – it must combine the triple objectives of income expansion, social development and environmental protection and regeneration. In short, the goal ought to be sustainable human development
One aspect of human development is support for ...
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