Growing Older in World Cities: New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo

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Contents List of Figures andTables xi Acronyms and SpecialTerminology xix PART I: INTRODUCTION 1 Growing Older inWorld Cities: Implications for Health and Long-Term Care Policy 1 Victor G. Rodwin, Michael K. Gusmano, and Robert N. Butler 2 How CanWe Compare NewYork, London, Paris, andTokyo? Defining Spatial Units of Analysis 17 Victor G. Rodwin and Michael K. Gusmano PART II: NEW YORK Socio-Economic and Health Status of Older Persons 3 Growing Old in the CityThat Never Sleeps: Aging in NewYork 27 Emanuel Tobier 4 The Health of Older NewYorkers 58 Daniel Weisz and Michael K. Gusmano Living Arrangements and Use of Long-Term Care 5 Organizing Care for Older Persons in NewYork: The Social ClassVulnerabilities of aWorld City 79 David Barton Smith 6 The Housing of Older NewYorkers 103 Kenneth Knapp viii Growing Older inWorld Cities 7 Lifestyle Patterns, Social Networks, and Use of Formal Services in NewYork:The Impact of Ethnicity, Class, and Culture on Older People 126 Marjorie H. Cantor PART III: LONDON Socio-Economic and Health Status of Older Persons 8 Aging, Health, and Social Services in London 153 Anthony M. Warnes 9 Inequalities among Older People in London: The Challenge of Diversity 174 Maria Evandrou Living Arrangements and Use of Long-Term Care 10 Long-Term Care Facilities in London 201 Inge Strüder and Tony Warnes 11 Living Arrangements and Housing among Older People in London 214 Tony Warnes and Inge Strüder PART IV: PARIS Socio-Economic and Health Status of Older Persons 12 Growing Older in the City of Light 235 Victor G. Rodwin 13 The Health of Older Parisians 252 Véronique Lucas-Gabrielli, Philippe Pépin, François Tonnellier 14 Inequalities and Quality of Life among Older Persons in Paris 268 Marie-Eve Joël and Robert Haas Contents ix Living Arrangements and Use of Long-Term Care 15 Living Arrangements and Long-Term Care for Older Persons in Paris 283 Florence de Maria, Victor G. Rodwin, and Marc Esponda PART V: TOKYO Socio-Economic and Health Status of Older Persons 16 Tokyo: A Pathbreaker in Long-Term Care? 301 Naoki Ikegami 17 Aging, Socio-Economic Status, and Neighborhood Differences inTokyo 304 Yukiko Kudo 18 The Challenge of Aging in A Global City:Tokyo 314 Yasuo Takagi Living Arrangements and Use of Long-Term Care 19 Growing OldWithTokyo 319 John Creighton Campbell and Ruth Campbell 20 Creativity under Uniformity: Implementation of Japan’s New Long-Term Care Insurance in CentralTokyo 334 Etsuji Okamoto 21 Long-Term care inTokyo: Home or Institutional Care? 347 Keiko Honda PART VI: COMPARATIVE ANALYSES 22 The Continuum of Long-Term Care inWorld Cities: From Institutionalization to Home Care 361 Gabriel Montero, Michael K. Gusmano, and Victor G. Rodwin  Growing Older inWorld Cities 23 Growing Older inWorld Cities: Themes, Interpretations, and Future Research 376 Michael K. Gusmano and Victor G. Rodwin Contributors 391 ...