The new politics of old age policy / edited by Robert B. Hudson.
| Other author | Hudson, Robert B., 1944- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Third edition. |
| Publication | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014] |
| Description | xiv, 277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Contemporary challenges to aging policy / Robert B. Hudson -- The implications of structural lag for old age policy / Janet M. Wilmoth -- Fiscal effects of population aging in the United States / John Gist -- The great divide: elite and mass opinion about social security / Fay Lomax Cook and Rachel L. Moskowitz -- The shifting political construction of older Americans as a target population / Robert B. Hudson and Judith G. Gonyea -- Working, retiring, and the new old age / Sara E. Rix -- Diversity and the economic security of older Americans / Stipica Mudrazija and Jacqueline L. Angel -- The policy challenges of a larger and more diverse oldest-old population / Judith G. Gonyea -- Social security, the great recession, and the entitlements problem / Andrea Louise Campbell -- The medicare challenge: clients, cost controls, and congress / Kimberly J. Morgan -- Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 84? Long-term care challenges for an aging America / Robert Applebaum and Anthony Bardo -- Means-testing of entitlements: good policy? Good politics? / Christopher Howard -- Ageism's many forms: institutional, unintended, and reverse / Tay K. McNamara and John B. Williamson -- Conclusion. The futures of old age politics and policy / Robert B. Hudson. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2013048849 |
| ISBN | 9781421414874 |
| ISBN | 1421414872 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WT 31 N532 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |