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The New Politics of Old Age Policy
Robert B(Ed) Hudson
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Description for The New Politics of Old Age Policy
Paperback. Scholars, students, and policymakers will appreciate the volume's timely overview of the evolution of aging policy. Editor(s): Hudson, Robert B. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSG; JPQB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
As the average age of the U.S. population continues to increase, age-related policies have come under intense scrutiny, sparking heated debates. In the past, older people were seen as a frail, dependent population, but major policies enacted or expanded on their behalf have made them major players in electoral and interest-group politics. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Robert B. Hudson's The New Politics of Old Age Policy not only explains the politics behind the country's age-based programs and describes how those programs work but also assesses how well - or poorly - they meet the growing and changing ... Read more
As the average age of the U.S. population continues to increase, age-related policies have come under intense scrutiny, sparking heated debates. In the past, older people were seen as a frail, dependent population, but major policies enacted or expanded on their behalf have made them major players in electoral and interest-group politics. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Robert B. Hudson's The New Politics of Old Age Policy not only explains the politics behind the country's age-based programs and describes how those programs work but also assesses how well - or poorly - they meet the growing and changing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421414874
SKU
V9781421414874
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99-13
About Robert B(Ed) Hudson
Robert B. Hudson is a professor of social policy at Boston University and the editor of The Future of Age-Based Public Policy, also published by Johns Hopkins.
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