Description
| Product ID: | 9783030290122 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CH |
| Title: | Economics and Ageing |
| Subtitle: | Volume IV: Political Economy |
| Authors: | Author: Jose Luis Iparraguirre |
| Page Count: | 478 |
| Subjects: | Age groups: the elderly, Age groups: the elderly, Labour / income economics, Political economy, Health economics, Public finance and taxation, Labour economics, Political economy, Health economics, Public finance |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This upper level textbook provides a coherent introduction to the economic implications of individual and population ageing. Placing economic considerations into a wider social sciences context, this is ideal reading not only for advanced undergraduate and masters students in health economics and economics of ageing, but policy makers, professionals and practitioners in gerontology, sociology, health-related sciences, and social care. This volume introduces topics in the economics of happiness, quality of life, and well-being in later life. It also covers questions of inequality and poverty, intergenerational economics, and housing. Other areas described in this book include behavioural economics, political economy, and consumption in ageing societies. This upper level textbook provides a coherent introduction to the economic implications of individual and population ageing. Placing economic considerations into a wider social sciences context, this is ideal reading not only for advanced undergraduate and masters students in health economics and economics of ageing, but policy makers, professionals and practitioners in gerontology, sociology, health-related sciences, and social care. This volume introduces topics in the economics of happiness, quality of life, and well-being in later life. It also covers questions of inequality and poverty, intergenerational economics, and housing. Other areas described in this book include behavioural economics, political economy, and consumption in ageing societies. |
| Imprint Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Publisher Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-01-30 |
