The New Politics of Old Age Policy

by Robert B. Hudson (Editor)

Overview

The successor to Robert Hudson's The Future of Age-Based Public Policy, this volume offers a variety of perspectives on these policy issues that directly effect America's aging population -- particularly the relative merits of using chronological age to determine eligibility for government programs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801894916
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	07/01/2010
Edition description:	second edition
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Robert B. Hudson is a professor of social policy at Boston University and the editor of The Future of Age-Based Public Policy, also published by Johns Hopkins.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors
Preface
1. Contemporary Challenges to Aging Policy
2. The Implications of Structural Lag for Old Age Policy
3. Fiscal Effects of Population Aging in the United States
4. The Great Divide: Elite and Mass Opinion about Social Security
5. The Shifting Political Construction of Older Americans as aTarget Population
6. Working, Retiring, and the New Old Age
7. Diversity and the Economic Security of Older Americans
8. The Policy Challenges of a Larger and More Diverse: Oldest-Old Population
9. Social Security, the Great Recession, and the Entitlements Problem
10. The Medicare Challenge: Clients, Cost Controls, and Congress
11. Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, When I'm 84? Long-Term Care Challenges for an Aging America
12. Means-Testing of Entitlements: Good Policy? Good Politics?
13. Ageism's Many Forms: Institutional, Unintended, and Reverse
Conclusion. The Futures of Old Age Politics and Policy

What People are Saying About This

Larry Polivka

A comprehensive, broad-ranging overview of the politics of aging, The New Politics of Old Age Policy makes an important contribution to our understanding of contemporary aging issues.

From the Publisher

A comprehensive, broad-ranging overview of the politics of aging, The New Politics of Old Age Policy makes an important contribution to our understanding of contemporary aging issues.
—Larry Polivka, The Claude Pepper Center

Editorial Reviews

"The volume will be a useful introduction to the contemporary policy." -- Thomas R. Klassen, Canadian Journal on Aging

"The volume will be a useful introduction to the contemporary policy." -- Thomas R. Klassen, Canadian Journal on Aging

"This is an excellent book for those who specialise in American social policy." -- John A. Vincent, Ageing and Society

From the Publisher

The contributing authors do an excellent job of dissecting and illuminating the many policy options involved in current national debates. The book is a valuable resource for students and professionals in the field.

Family Caregiver Alliance

The volume will be a useful introduction to the contemporary policy.

Canadian Journal on Aging

This is an excellent book for those who specialize in American social policy.

Ageing and Society

The New Politics of Old Age Policy should interest students of sociology and social work as well as their mentors. There is a wealth of references at each chapter's end, and Robert Hudson's introduction sets the scene admirably.

Journal of Long Term Home Health Care - Marion Malakoff

The New Politics of Old Age Policy should interest students of sociology and social work as well as their mentors. There is a wealth of references at each chapter's end, and Robert Hudson's introduction sets the scene admirably.

— Marion Malakoff

Journal of Long Term Home Health Care