This contributed volume provides a broad-based and in-depth exploration of demographic and related issues facing American society as it anticipates the retirement of the so-called baby boomers. The work provides a critical examination of the population and labor force projections most commonly used in discussions of retirement in the next century; looks at issues relating to the health and age structure of the population, examining those issues in the context of support mechanisms for retirement income security; and considers the potential lessons to be learned from the experiences of other industrialized societies in dealing with an aging population.
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This contributed volume provides a broad-based and in-depth exploration of demographic and related issues facing American society as it anticipates the retirement of the so-called baby boomers. The work provides a critical examination of the population and labor force projections most commonly used in discussions of retirement in the next century; looks at issues relating to the health and age structure of the population, examining those issues in the context of support mechanisms for retirement income security; and considers the potential lessons to be learned from the experiences of other industrialized societies in dealing with an aging population.
Imprint | Praeger Publishers Inc |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 1993 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | April 1993 |
Editors | Ann Rappaport, Sylvester J. Schieber |
Dimensions | 235 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 344 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-275-94248-9 |
Barcode | 9780275942489 |
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LSN | 0-275-94248-1 |