Independence and Economic Security in Old Age

✍ Scribed by Deborah Fretz, Byron G. Spencer

Publisher: UBC Press
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Leaves: 390
Edition: 1st
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Focuses on economic and social implications of aging at the individual and societal levels. First looks at basic demographic issues, then examines areas of family relations, health, and economic security. Considers the degree of preparedness for old age by different elderly populations, and discusse

✦ Subjects

Economics;Banks & Banking;Commerce;Commercial Policy;Comparative;Development & Growth;Digital Currencies;Econometrics;Economic Conditions;Economic History;Economic Policy & Development;Environmental Economics;Free Enterprise;Income Inequality;Inflation;Interest;Labor & Industrial Relations;Macroeconomics;Microeconomics;Money & Monetary Policy;Public Finance;Sustainable Development;Theory;Unemployment;Urban & Regional;Business & Money;Social Services & Welfare;Public Affairs & Policy;Politics & G

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