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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
July 2021
Print publication year:
2021
Online ISBN:
9781108973236
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Book description

One of the most important political and economic challenges facing Europe and elsewhere is the ageing of societies. Must ageing populations create conflict between generations and crisis for health systems? Our answer is no. The problem is not so much demographic change as the political and policy challenge of creating fair, sustainable and effective policies for people of all ages. This book, based on a large European Observatory study, uses new evidence to challenge some of the myths surrounding ageing and its effects on economies and health systems. Cataclysmic views of population ageing are often based on stereotypes and anecdotes unsupported by evidence. How we address ageing societies is a choice. Societies can choose policies that benefit people of all ages, promoting equity both within and between generations, and political coalitions can be built to support such policies. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Contents

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  • Ageing and Health
    pp i-i
  • European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies - Series page
    pp ii-ii
  • Series page - Series page
    pp iii-iv
  • Ageing and Health - Title page
    pp v-v
  • The Politics of Better Policies
  • Copyright page
    pp vi-vi
  • Additional material
    pp vii-vii
  • Additional material
    pp viii-viii
  • Contents
    pp ix-xii
  • Figures
    pp xiii-xiv
  • Tables
    pp xv-xv
  • Boxes
    pp xvi-xvi
  • Acknowledgements
    pp xvii-xviii
  • 1 - Introduction
    pp 1-23
  • 2 - Older People in Europe
    pp 24-37
  • 3 - Ageing Equally: Politics, Health and Solidarity
    pp 38-58
  • 4 - The Coalitional Politics of Win-Wins
    pp 59-83
  • 5 - Unequal Ageing: the Politics of Ageing As the Politics of Health Inequalities
    pp 84-106
  • 6 - The Implications of Win-Win and Win-Lose Policies for the ‘Ageing Crisis’
    pp 107-125
  • 7 - Conclusion
    pp 126-133
  • Bibliography
    pp 134-161
  • Index
    pp 162-168

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