Aging nation : the economics and politics of growing older in America / James H. Schulz and Robert H...
Aging nation : the economics and politics of growing older in America / James H. Schulz and Robert H. Binstock.
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Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N331.25209/ 18
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English
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Physical content
x, 283 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Baby boomers and the merchants of doom -- The phony threat of population aging -- The search for security with dignity -- Dealing with risk -- The company pension: altruism or self-interest? -- The pension lottery: personal pension accounts -- To work or not to work: that is the question -- Health a...
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2006.
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"Drawing from the most current data, the authors provide in-depth analysis of the nation's evolving private and public policies on retirement, faltering employer pensions, health care, workplace conditions, and entitlement programs, and consider such timely issues as poverty among the elderly, rejoining the workforce after retirement, Social Securi...
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Aging nation : the economics and politics of growing older in America / James H. Schulz and Robert H. Binstock.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-269) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N331.25209/ 18
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74VKJOxQWe6d
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027598415X (alk. paper)
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331.2520973
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991022146339702626