As the World Ages - Rethinking a Demographic Crisis

People are living longer, not only in wealthy countries but in developing nations. For too long, Western experts have conceived of aging as a universal predicament-one that supposedly provokes the same welfare concerns in every context. It is time, Kavita Sivaramakrishnan writes, to embrace a new approach that prioritizes local agendas and values.

About the author

Kavita Sivaramakrishnan is Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University.

Summary

People are living longer, not only in wealthy countries but in developing nations. For too long, Western experts have conceived of aging as a universal predicament one that supposedly provokes the same welfare concerns in every context. It is time, Kavita Sivaramakrishnan writes, to embrace a new approach that prioritizes local agendas and values.

Product details

• Authors: Kavita Sivaramakrishnan
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9780674504639
• ISBN: 978-0-674-50463-9
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Geschichte der Medizin, Sozialwesen und Sozialsysteme, Public Health und Präventivmedizin, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, Public health & preventive medicine, Gerontology, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Public health and preventive medicine, Welfare & benefit systems, Welfare and benefit systems