Social policy in ageing societies : Britain and Germany compared / edited by Alan Walker, Gerhard Naegele.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walker, Alan, 1949-

Naegele, Gerhard, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Great Britain.

Older people.

Social policy.

Great Britain.

Older people--Germany.

Germany.

Older people--Cross-cultural studies.

Great Britain--Social policy.

Germany--Social policy.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Social policy in aging societies

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive comparative analysis of ageing and social policy in Germany and the UK, two leading and archetypal European welfare states. Each chapter provides an analysis of the current situation in each country, with some historical background, but focuses primarily on the major policy directions in each field and their future prospects. The book covers all of the main policy areas affecting older people, including pensions, employment, consumption, ethnicity, gender, health, social care, generational relations and social participation.

Contents:

Major policy challenges of ageing societies : Britain and Germany compared / Alan Walker and Gerhard Naegele

Pension reform and the socio-economic status of older people / Jay Ginn, Uwe Fachinger and Winfried Schmähl

Ageing and the labour market : a comparison of policy approaches / Frerich Frerichs and Philip Taylor

The silver economy : purchasing power and the quest for quality of life / Wolfgang Potratz, Tobias Gross and Josef Hilbert

Gender and ageing : the role of social networks / Ingrid Eyers and Gertrud Backes

Minority ethnic elders in Germany and the UK / Vera Gerling

The changing generational contract within and outside the family : Britain and Germany compared / Monika Reichert and Judith Phillips

Health status and health policy / Anita Pfaff

Long-term care in Germany and the UK / Caroline Glendenning and Gerhard Igl

Societal and political participation / Tony Maltby and Christiane Rohleder

Conclusion / Gerhard Naegele and Alan Walker.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-292) and index.

ISBN:

0230520987

9780230520981

OCLC:

156831823