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Ageing societies can be healthy and productive- if they get the politics right. This book argues that the population ageing crisis can be solved through policies that reduce inequalities between and within generations. It then explores the political coalitions needed to support policymaking that avoids pitting generations against each other.
List of contents
1. Introduction; 2. Older People in Europe; 3. Ageing Equally: Politics, Health and Solidarity; 4. The Coalitional Politics of Win-Wins; 5. Unequal Ageing: The Politics of Ageing as the Politics of Health Inequalities; 6. The Implications of High- and Win-Lose Policies for the 'Ageing Crisis'; 7. Conclusion.
About the author
Scott L. Greer is Professor of Health Management and Policy, Global Public Health and Political Science at the University of Michigan and Senior Expert Advisor on Health Governance for the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.Julia Lynch is Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania.Aaron Reeves is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford.Michelle Falkenbach is a PhD Candidate at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.Jane Gingrich is Professor of Comparative Political Economy in the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford.Jonathan Cylus is Head of London Hubs, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.Clare Bambra is Professor of Public Health in the Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University.
Summary
Ageing societies can be healthy and productive- if they get the politics right. This book argues that the population ageing crisis can be solved through policies that reduce inequalities between and within generations. It then explores the political coalitions needed to support policymaking that avoids pitting generations against each other.
