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100			_aHarper, Sarah
245		0	_aInternational handbook on ageing and public policy
260			_aCheltenham
260			_bEdward Elgar Publishing Inc.
260			_c2014
300			_a505p.
520			_aWith the collective knowledge of expert contributors in the field, The International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy explores the challenges arising from the ageing of populations across the globe. With an expansive look at the topic, this comprehensive Handbook examines various national state approaches to welfare provisions for older people and highlights alternatives based around the voluntary and third-party sector, families and private initiatives. Each of these issues are broken down further and split into six comprehensive sections: - Context - Pensions - Health - Welfare - Case Studies - Policy Innovation and Civil Society Academics interested in policy challenges for mature societies will find this Handbook a highly relevant reference tool. It also offers an important message for policy makers and practitioners in the field of public policy.
650			_aSocial Group
650			_aAging--Government policy
700			_aHamblin, Kate
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