Aging nation : the economics and politics of growing older in America / James H. Schulz and Robert H. Binstock

Author:: Schulz, James H.
Published:: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.
Physical Description:: x, 283 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Additional Creators:: Binstock, Robert H.

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Contents:

Baby boomers and the merchants of doom -- The phony threat of population aging -- The search for security with dignity -- Dealing with risk -- The company pension: altruism or self-interest? -- The pension lottery: personal pension accounts -- To work or not to work: that is the question -- Health and longevity: what lies ahead? -- A gerontocracy? the politics of aging -- Framing the issues for an aging nation.

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027598415X (alk. paper)
9780275984151 (alk. paper)

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-269) and index.

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