Ages, Generations and the Social Contract: The Demographic Challenges Facing the Welfare State

Author:   Jacques Véron ,  Sophie Pennec ,  Jacques Légaré
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
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9789048174935


Pages:   390
Publication Date:   19 October 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Ages, Generations and the Social Contract: The Demographic Challenges Facing the Welfare State


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Author:   Jacques Véron ,  Sophie Pennec ,  Jacques Légaré
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.623kg
ISBN:  

9789048174935


ISBN 10:   9048174937
Pages:   390
Publication Date:   19 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Changing Background of Intergenerational Relationships.- Demographic Change, Welfare, and Intergenerational Transfers: A Global Overview.- Demographic Context of the Social Contract in Developed Countries: Unity and Diversity.- Generations, Social Contract and Labour Force Participation: Theoretical and Empirical Issues.- Economics of the Intergenerational Debate: Normative, Accounting and Political Viewpoints.- Reorganizing the Activity Cycle: The Stakes in a New Social Contract.- Social Contract and Age at Retirement: Some Elements of a Franco-American Comparison.- Longevity and Work.- Family and Relationships Between Generations.- Changes to the Legal Relationship Between Grandparents and Grandchildren in Quebec: A Disconcerting Evolution.- Demographic Change and the Social Contract of Informal Support Within the Family.- Change and Reciprocity in Intergenerational Relationships: The Discourse Of Spanish Working Mothers.- Intergenerational Exchanges in Older Populations.- Family Solidarities at the Beginning of Retirement in France.- Redistribution and Intergenerational Equity.- Pensions and Income Redistribution in a Comparative Perspective: Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study.- Social Spending: Recent Changes and Conditions for its Long-Term Viability.- Pensions, Privilege and Poverty: Another “Take” on Intergenerational Equity.- Social Time.- Toward a 24-Hour Economy: Implications for the Temporal Structure and Functioning of Family Life.- Working Schedules: In Search of a Balance Between Family Time and Economic Wellbeing.- Determinants of Paths of Transition to Total-Work Retirement: A Preliminary Empirical Analysis.

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