Government Spending on the Elderly

By: Papadimitriou, Dimitri B.

Book Overview

This book examines the aging of the US population as a primary domestic public policy issue. An increase in the proportion of the elderly in the total population will potentially result in a significant growth in the number of beneficiaries in major federal entitlement programs, leading to fiscal pressures and challenges for economic growth.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230500617
• ISBN13: 9780230500617
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.4"