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| Migration, older people and social policy | | Author(s) | Anthony M Warnes |
| Corporate Author | Social Policy Association |
| Journal title | IN: Social Policy Review, 19, Chapter 14, 2007 |
| Publisher | The Policy Press, Bristol, 2007 |
| Pages | pp 293-316 |
| Source | The Policy Press, University of Bristol, Fourth floor, Beacon House, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1QU. |
| Keywords | Migration ; Social welfare ; Social policy ; Europe. |
| Annotation | One of the themes in this Social Policy Review is migration and social policy. The challenges to social welfare and immigration policy that older migrants present are the focus of this chapter, which is in five sections. First, it further discusses the effects that large numbers of immigrants and emigrants have on established systems of state-supported and managed welfare in Western European countries. Next, it describes the major types of 'older foreign migrants', who are more diverse than is popularly understood. The third section is a selective guide to recent research about older migrants, which also summarises the latest evidence on numbers of UK state pensioners resident in foreign countries. Fourth, the processes by which healthcare and welfare policies are 'harmonised' among European Union (EU) member states are considered. The potential of current policies for achieving the required radical reform are evaluated. The final section argues that the pressures for reform in certain underlying principles of 'social insurance' and issues of entitlement will continue to grow, and will require a new kind of 'welfare contract for migrants of different ages. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070823004 A |
| Classmark | TN: TY: TM2: 74 |
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