Independence & economic security in old age
By: edited by Frank T. Denton, Deborah Fretz and Byron G. Spencer.
Contributors: Denton, Frank T.; Fretz, Deborah.; Spencer, Byron G.
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
Subjects: Older people -- Canada -- Economic conditions.; Personnes âgées -- Canada -- Conditions économiques.
Description: "Independence and Economic Security in Old Age focuses on the economic and social implications of aging at the level of the individual and of society as a whole. The product of a three-year research program, the book contains chapters by recognized experts in the fields of economics and econometrics, sociology, social work, medicine, epidemiology, gerontology, and nursing."--BOOK JACKET.