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Political economy, health and aging
Author(s)Carroll L Estes, Lenore E Gerard, Jane Sprague Zones, James H Swan
PublisherLittle, Brown and Company, Boston, 1984
Pages138 pp (Little, Brown Series on Gerontology)
KeywordsAgeing process ; Sociology, Social Science ; Social policy ; Social economics.
AnnotationAn analysis of health and ageing from a political economy perspective. Argues that the class structure of Western socio-economic systems is responsible for policies that isolate and alienate older people from society and lead to their disengagement and ultimate institutionalisation.
Accession NumberCPA-941017218
ClassmarkBG: S: TM2: W4

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