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Author:   Jacques Véron ,  Sophie Pennec ,  Jacques Légaré
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2007 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.650kg
ISBN:  

9781402059728

ISBN 10:   1402059728
Pages:   390
Publication Date:   28 September 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Jacques Véron and Sophie Pennec.- Preface by François Héran – Comments on the Social Contract and the Intergenerational Equity.- Introduction. Jacques Véron, Sophie Pennec & Jacques Légaré.- Section I. Changing Background of Intergenerational Relationships: Chapter 1. Ronald Lee – Demographic Change, Welfare and Intergenerational Transfers: a Global Overview.- Chapter 2. Jacques Véron & Sophie Pennec - Demographic Context of the Social Contract in Developed Countries: Unity and Diversity.- Section II. Generations, Social Contract and Labour Force Participation: Theoretical and Empirical Issues.- Chapter 3. André Masson - Economics of the Intergenerational Debate: Normative, Accounting and Political Viewpoints.- Chapter 4. Bernard Perret – Reorganizing the Activity Cycle: The Stakes in a New Social Contract.- Chapter 5. Patrick Aubert, Didier Blanchet & David Blau – Social Contract and Age at Retirement: Some Elements of a Franco-American Comparison.- Chapter 6. Pierre Pestieau – Longevity and Work.- Section III. Family and Relationships between Generations.- Chapter 7. Renée Joyal – The Legal Relationship between Grandparents and Grandchildren in Quebec: A Disconcerting Evolution.- Chapter 8. Jenny Gierveld - Demographic Changes and the Social Contract of Informal Support within the Family.- Chapter 9. Constanza Tobio - Change and Reciprocity in Intergenerational Relationships: The discourse of Spanish Working Mothers.- Chapter 10. Emily Grundy - Intergenerational Exchanges in Older Populations.- Chapter 11. Christian Delbès & Joëlle Gaymu - Family Solidarities at the Beginning of Retirement in France.- Section IV. Redistribution and Intergenerational Equity.- Chapter 12. Christina Behrendt– Pensions and Income Redistribution in a Comparative perspective: Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study.- Chapter 13. Hervé Gauthier – Social Spendings: Recent Changes andConditions for its Long-term Viability.- Chapter 14. Susan McDaniel - Pensions, Privilege and Poverty: Another 'Take' on Intergenerational Equity.- Section V. Social Time.- Chapter 15. Harriet B. Presser - Toward a 24 –Hour Economy: Implications for the Temporal Structure and Functioning of Family Life.- Chapter 16. Evelyne Lapierre-Adamcyk, Nicole Marcil-Gratton & Céline Le Bourdais – Working Schedules: in Search of a Balance between Family Time and Economic Wellbeing.- Chapter 17. Leroy O. Stone – Determinants of Paths of Transition to Total-Work Retirement: a Preliminary Empirical Analysis.- Concluding Remarks. Beyond Mecanicism: Norms and Values. Jacques Véron & Sophie Pennec

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