A World Growing Old

by Jeremy Seabrook

Book Overview

For the first time in history, the world's population is ageing. For rich countries in the west, economies rely on youthful populations to provide for those who have retired. We face a profound economic and social crisis - how do we care for the elderly when pensions and social security systems are under threat, housing is short and fewer young people are entering the workplace? Yet this is only half the story. Populations in the poorer countries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745318398
• ISBN13: 9780745318394
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.7"