Well-Being of Older People in Ageing Societies

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-40146-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Public Policy and Social Welfare

Well-Being of Older People in Ageing Societies poses answers to the question of how we can measure and conceptualize the well-being of older people. It focuses on the future research agenda and policy reforms that will be necessary to maintain a decent well-being for older people, given the context of our ageing populations. This book draws on longitudinal datasets and empirical research on the multidimensional measures of older people‘s welfare, providing a comparative analysis of social assistance and pensions for older people in the UK and The Netherlands. This title will be essential reading to anyone with an interest in gerontology and the effect society, public policy and governance can have on the welfare of older people.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zaidi, Asghar

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Part I Setting the Context: Introduction; Conceptualising well-being of older people; Methodological choices in measuring well-being; The British pension and social benefit system. Part II Empirical Findings: Coupling of disadvantages: an assessment of income deprivation and limiting health in old age; Income mobility in old age; Snakes and ladders; covariates of income mobility in old age; Income mobility of the elderly in Great Britain and The Netherlands: a comparative investigation. Part III Conclusions: Synthesizing discussion and conlusions; Bibliography; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Asghar Zaidi is Director of Research at the European Centre for Social Welfare, Policy and Research, Vienna, Austria.