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Ageing through austerity : critical perspectives from Ireland / edited by Keiran Walsh, Gemma M. Carney

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Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2015.
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Walsh, Keiran and Carney, Gemma
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AGEING THROUGH AUSTERITY; Contents; List of tables and figures; Tables; Figure; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; Foreword; 1. Introduction -- social policy and ageing through austerity; Introduction; Our approach; Austerity and ageing in Ireland; Ireland in the global political economy; Evolution of age-related social policy in Ireland; Structure of the book; 2. Contextualising ageing in Ireland; Introduction; Older people in Ireland; Impact of the economic downturn on older people in Ireland; Conclusions; 3. Citizenship in an age of austerity: towards a constructive politics of ageing, IntroductionThe impact of globalisation on ageing and citizenship; The social impact of ageing on citizenship at the individual level; Ireland: post-colonial heritage and political culture; Applied analysis from Ireland: the political implications of austerity measures; Discussion: lessons for other countries; Conclusion; 4. Active ageing: social participation and volunteering in later life; Introduction; What is active ageing?; Participation among older people; Barriers to participation among older people in Ireland; Active ageing: who is responsible in times of austerity?; Conclusions, 5. Pension provision, gender, ageing and work in IrelandIntroduction; Understanding gender and pensions; Employment policy and women's participation; Pension policy reforms in Europe and Ireland; Gender pension gaps; Discussion and conclusion; 6. Interrogating the 'age-friendly community' in austerity: myths, realities and the influence of place context; Introduction; Importance of place -- in Ireland and elsewhere; Age-friendly communities: origins, evolution and evidence; Austerity and age-friendliness in Ireland; Conclusions; 7. Reframing policy for dementia; Introduction, Dementia in IrelandCurrent realities for people with dementia living at home; Long-stay care and dementia in Ireland; Policy developments in other countries; Dementia framework; Conclusion; 8. Between inclusion and exclusion in later life; Introduction; Social exclusion in later life: conceptual developments; Social exclusion in later life: the evidence; Conclusions; 9. Conclusion -- beyond austerity: critical issues for future policy; Introduction; Perspective taken in this book; Looking beyond austerity; Contributions from the book; Looking beyond Ireland; Conclusion, and Afterword. Austerity policies and new forms of solidarityIntroduction; Austerity and ageing: economic change and social consequences; Austerity politics and older people; References; Index
Summary
Demographic ageing is identified as a global challenge with significant social policy implications. This book explores these implications, with a particular focus on the pressures and prospects for ageing societies in the context of austerity. The book presents a carefully crafted study of ageing in Ireland, one of the countries hardest hit by the Eurozone financial crisis. Providing a close, critical analysis of ageing and social policy that draws directly on the perspectives of older people, the text makes significant advances in framing alternatives to austerity-driven government policy and neoliberalism, giving a refreshing interdisciplinary account of contemporary ageing.
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9781447316251 (electronic bk.)
1447316258 (electronic bk.)
9781447316237
1447316231
9781447334408
144733440X
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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