The New Politics of Old Age Policy Paperback / softback
Edited by Robert B. (Professor and Chair, Boston University School of Social Work) Hudson
Paperback / softback
Description
As the average age of the U.S. population continues to increase, age-related policies have come under intense scrutiny, sparking heated debates.
In the past, older people were seen as a frail, dependent population, but major policies enacted or expanded on their behalf have made them major players in electoral and interest-group politics.
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Robert B.
Hudson's The New Politics of Old Age Policy not only explains the politics behind the country's age-based programs and describes how those programs work but also assesses how well - or poorly - they meet the growing and changing needs of older Americans.
Essays by leading experts in political science, sociology, law, social work, and gerontology address, among other things, theoretical approaches to age-based policy; population dynamics and the impact of growing diversity within the older population; and national, state, and local issues associated with major age-based programs. More than any other source, this book presents the most current information on growing older in the United States, including in-depth analyses of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, housing initiatives, the Older Americans Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and tax policy.
Detailed new chapters focus on financial security and retirement in the context of the Great Recession, diversity and inequality in aging populations, and implications of the Affordable Care Act.
Scholars, students, and policymakers will appreciate the volume's timely overview of the evolution of aging policy.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages, 22 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:17/11/2014
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- ISBN:9781421414874
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages, 22 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:17/11/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781421414874