The Political Economy of Aging. the State, Private Power, and Social Welfare / Laura Katz Olson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olson, Laura Katz, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1982]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Looks at the aging of society from income maintenance, pension power, housing and human services. Uncovers the structural causes of problems in old age policies and programs and explores the reasons why a large percentage of the elderly suffer from inadequate retirement income, housing, medical care and other services.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. The Aging Population Today and Tomorrow

Chapter 2. A Brief History of the Economic Problems of Aging

Chapter 3. Income Maintenance and the Pension Games: Winners and Losers Under Capitalism

Chapter 4. Investment Capital and Pension Power

Chapter 5. The Graying of the Medical- Industrial Complex

Chapter 6. The Housing Crisis: Private Power and Public Resources

Chapter 7. Human Services

Chapter 8. Epilogue: Perspectives on Reform

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89631-X

OCLC:

1100459333