America the wise : the longevity revolution and the true wealth of nations / Theodore Roszak.
America the wise : the longevity revolution and the true wealth of nations / Theodore Roszak.
America the wise : the longevity revolution and the true wealth of nations / Theodore Roszak.
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Boston : Hougton Mifflin Co., 1998.
Date
1998.
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N305.260973/37
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English
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272 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Longevity Revolution -- 1. Discovering a New People -- 2. The Third Millennium Blues -- 3. Entitlements and the Ethics of Affordability -- 4. The Ecology of Wisdom -- 5. The Compassionate Economy -- 6. The Senior Follies -- 7. Maturity and the Media -- 8. The Planned Obsolescence o...
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Boston : Hougton Mifflin Co., 1998.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
1998.
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Far from being an unaffordable burden, Roszak argues, longevity is the true wealth of nations. He envisions the ability to prolong productive and fulfilling lives as a paramount historical achievement rather than a recipe for fiscal disaster. The longevity revolution will force Americans to rethink their attitudes toward death and life, competition...
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America the wise : the longevity revolution and the true wealth of nations / Theodore Roszak.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N305.260973/37
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74Vv6r2Rq683
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv6r2Rq683
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039585699X
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305.260973
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991006879649702626
