| Author: Linda J. Waite, editor |
| InfoShare Partner: Population Council |
| Publication Date: March 2005 |
| Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper |
| Topics: Population growth/trends |
| Region: North America |
| Language: English |
| Additional information: This book is available for $21.00. Please contact publications@popcouncil.org to order a copy. |
| Number of Pages: 265 |
| File Size: 13 KB |
| File Format: Web Page You should be able to view web pages in your web browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc.)
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The population of the United States, in concert with much of the rest of the world, is aging rapidly, especially in the number and proportion of people aged 85 and older. Despite improving medical knowledge and reduced rates of disability in recent years, many of the elderly will live with chronic disease and disability. The dramatic rise in the number of older Americans will have a powerful impact on health care delivery systems, on major programs such as Social Security and Medicare, and on social institutions such as the family that provide instrumental, financial, and emotional support for older people. To advance understanding of these changes, the Population Council has published "Aging, Health, and Public Policy: Demographic and Economic Perspectives".
In this volume, a supplement to the Population Council journal Population and Development Review, distinguished social scientists bring a variety of disciplinary perspectives-economic, demographic, epidemiological-to bear on the subject of population aging, looking particularly to likely future trends and their economic consequences.
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