| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; 1. Introduction: Cumulative Advantage, Public Policy, and Inequality in Later Life; 2. Cumulative Advantage and Gerontological Theory; 3. Income, Wealth, and Late-Life Inequality in the United States; 4. Cross-National Comparisons of Retirement Income; 5. Measurement of Late-Life Income and Wealth; 6. Gender Differences in Pension Wealth and Their Impact on Late-Life Inequality; 7. Human Capital and the Long-Term Effects of Education on Late-Life Inequality; 8. Socioeconomic Background and Midlife Health in the United States; 9. Late-Life Morbidity Trajectories and SES |
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10. Saving, Public Policy, and Late-Life Inequality11. The Economic Future of the Baby Boom Generation; 12. Conclusion: Prospects for Retirement Resources in an Aging Society; Index |
| Summary |
Leading scholars focus on the economics of aging, with a particular emphasis on the economic future of the baby boom generation. Key themes include the influence of early advantages on later-life economic outcomes (the cumulative advantage/cumulative disadvantage hypothesis); the relationship between inequalities in economic status and inequalities in health status and access to health care; and the consequences of societal choices concerning retirement income systems and policies for financing acute and long-term health care. Contributors include Angela O'Rand, Edward Wolf, Edward Whitehouse |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aging -- Economic aspects
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Old age -- Economic aspects
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Aging -- Economic aspects
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Old age -- Economic aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shea, Dennis
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| ISBN |
9780826113986 |
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0826113982 |
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