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In a unique series of studies, Harvard University has followed 824 subjects from their teens to old age. Professor George Vaillant now uses these to illustrate the surprising factors involved in reaching happy, healthy old age.
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This book reviews recent trends, reforms, and lessons learned in the OECD countries as they relate to aging. Recent reforms agendas have been driven mainly by fiscal factors — to adjust systems such as pensions and long-term care to the aging of the... [ More...]
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Written by some of the leading thinkers in the field, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and policy issues associated with individual and population aging. The Economics of an Aging Society has a strong policy focus based on demographic... [ More...]
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Prepared by the East Asian Institute, NUS, which promotes research on East Asian developments particularly the political, economic and social development of contemporary China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), this series of research reports is intended for... [ More...]
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"Many political scientists share a hunch that Big Government has a large influence on civic engagement, but there are precious few studies that offer convincing evidence of this impact and even fewer that trace individual-level policy feedback effects over... [ More...]
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Renowned sociologist Dr. Lawrence-Lightfoot challenges the still-prevailing and anachronistic images of aging by documenting and revealing the ways in which the years between 50 and 75—the third chapter—may, in fact, be the most transformative... [ More...]
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