Aging Social Policies

Due to population explosion and a global increase in average life expectancies an unprecedentedly high percentage of the world's population is aging. By the middle of this century there will be up to 2 billion individuals over the age of 65 a demographic shift never before experienced in our human history. In addition declining birth rates in industrialized countries means a decrease in the number of adults <i>under</i> 64. In <b>Aging Social Policies: An International Perspective</b> the authors consider how policy - domestic and international - affects and will continue to affect the lives of our aging population.