Social policy in ageing societies
Subtitle: Britain and Germany compared
By: [edited by] Alan Walker, Gerhard Naegele.
Contributors: Walker, Alan.; Naegele, Gerhard, 1948-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230520981
Subjects: Older people -- Great Britain; Older people -- Germany; Older people -- Cross-cultural studies; Great Britain -- Social policy; Germany -- Social policy
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Table of contents: title: Major policy challenges of ageing societies : Britain and Germany compared / Alan Walker and Gerhard Naegele; title: Pension reform and the socio-economic status of older people / Jay Ginn, Uwe Fachinger and Winfried Schmahl; title: Ageing and the labour market : a comparison of policy approaches / Frerich Frerichs and Philip Taylor; title: Silver economy : purchasing power and the quest for quality of life / Wolfgang Potratz, Tobias Gross and Josef Hilbert; title: Gender and ageing : the role of social networks / Ingrid Eyers and Gertrud Backes; title: Minority ethnic elders in Germany and the UK / Vera Gerling; title: The changing generational contract within and outside the family / Monika Reichert and Judith Phillips; title: Health status and health policy / Anita Pfaff; title: Long-term care in Germany and the UK / Caroline Glendenning and Gerhard Igl; title: Societal and political participation / Tony Maltby and Christiane Rohleder; title: Conclusion / Gerhard Naegele and Alan Walker.