Demographic futures
Demographic futures
Addressing inequality and diversity among older people
This chapter examines debates about future demographic patterns. It shows that the case for immediate cutbacks in spending and for the restructuring of pensions, health, and social care to defuse a presumed ‘demographic time-bomb’ is not compelling. The chapter then considers alternative demographic scenarios and sets out some guidelines for policies for coping with future demographic change, recognising the contributions that older citizens can make to society.
Keywords: demographic change, public policy, pensions, social services, healthcare, older citizens
British Academy Scholarship Online requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
Please, subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs , and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.
