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New Politics of Old Age Policy 2ed
Robert B. Hudson
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Description for New Politics of Old Age Policy 2ed
Hardback.
As the aging population of the United States continues to increase, age-related policies have come under intense scrutiny and have sparked heated debates. This revised and updated edition of The New Politics of Old Age Policy explains the politics behind the country's age-based programs, describes how those programs work, and assesses how well-or poorly-they meet the growing and changing needs of older Americans. The chapters address theoretical approaches to age-based policy; population dynamics and the impact of growing diversity within the older population; and national, state, and local political issues associated with major age-based programs. The contributors are leading ... Read more
As the aging population of the United States continues to increase, age-related policies have come under intense scrutiny and have sparked heated debates. This revised and updated edition of The New Politics of Old Age Policy explains the politics behind the country's age-based programs, describes how those programs work, and assesses how well-or poorly-they meet the growing and changing needs of older Americans. The chapters address theoretical approaches to age-based policy; population dynamics and the impact of growing diversity within the older population; and national, state, and local political issues associated with major age-based programs. The contributors are leading ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801894916
SKU
V9780801894916
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About Robert B. Hudson
Robert B. Hudson is a professor and chair of the Department of Social Welfare Policy, Boston University School of Social Work. He is editor of The Future of Age-Based Public Policy, also published by Johns Hopkins.
Reviews for New Politics of Old Age Policy 2ed
The New Politics of Old Age Policy should interest students of sociology and social work as well as their mentors. There is a wealth of references at each chapter's end, and Robert Hudson's introduction sets the scene admirably.
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