Aging Social Policies: An International Perspective
- ISBN-10
- 1452222908
- ISBN-13
- 9781452222905
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-12-07
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Authors
- Robbyn R. Wacker, Karen A Roberto
Description
Due to population explosion and a global increase in average life expectancies, an unprecedentedly high percentage of the world's population is aging. By the middle of this century there will be up to 2 billion individuals over the age of 65, a demographic shift never before experienced in our human history. In addition, declining birth rates in industrialized countries means a decrease in the number of adults under 64. In Aging Social Policies: An International Perspective the authors consider how policy – domestic and international – affects and will continue to affect the lives of our aging population.
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