Defying Decrepitude

by Alan T. Peacock

One of our most distinguished economists, Sir Alan Peacock, also happens to be a nonagenarian.

As an academic and former civil servant, Peacock is well-situated to analyse the costs and benefits of retirement and the courses of action that we can take in anticipation of a lengthening lifespan.

In trying to make sense of old age by writing of his later life and memoirs, he explores the Maxims of Francois, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1908684259
• ISBN13: 9781908684257
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: University of Buckingham Press
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.7"