Aging nation : the economics and politics of growing older in America /
Deserving poor" or "greedy geezers"? The debate rages on. In a period of huge government deficits and the impending retirement of some 76 million Baby Boomers, understanding the economic, political, and social issues related to the aging population is paramount. The policy debates hav...
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger Publishers,
2006.
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Table of 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 and longevity: what lies ahead?
- A gerontocracy? the politics of aging
- Framing the issues for an aging nation.