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- Growing Older in World Cities: New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: Vanderbilt University Press
summary
Population aging often provokes fears of impending social security deficits, uncontrollable medical expenditures, and transformations in living arrangements, but public policy could also stimulate social innovations. These issues are typically studied at the national level; yet they must be resolved where most people live--in diverse neighborhoods in cities.
New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo are the four largest cities among the wealthiest, most developed nations of the world. The essays commissioned for this volume compare what it is like to grow older in these cities with respect to health care, quality of life, housing, and long-term care. The contributors look beyond aggregate national data to highlight the importance of how local authorities implement policies.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-x
- List of Figures and Tables
- pp. xi-xviii
- Part I. Introduction
- Part II. New York
- 6. The Housing of Older New Yorkers
- pp. 103-125
- Part III. London
- 10. Long-Term Care Facilities in London
- pp. 201-213
- Part IV. Paris
- 12. Growing Older in the City of Light
- pp. 235-251
- 13. The Health of Older Parisians
- pp. 252-267
- Part V. Tokyo
- 16. Tokyo: A Pathbreaker in Long-Term Care?
- pp. 301-303
- 19. Growing Old with Tokyo
- pp. 319-333
- Part VI. Comparative Analyses
- Contributors
- pp. 391-396
Additional Information
ISBN
9780826591951
Related ISBN(s)
9780826514899, 9780826514905
MARC Record
OCLC
558991508
Pages
416
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2006