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| Ageing and ageing policy in Germany | | Author(s) | Thomas Scharf |
| Publisher | Berg, Oxford, 1998 |
| Pages | 218 pp (German studies series) |
| Source | Berg Publishers, 150 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1JJ. |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Social policy ; Financial services [older people] ; Housing [elderly] ; Health services ; Services ; Integration ; Germany. |
| Annotation | The author considers why pessimism prevails at the prospect of an ageing population in Germany, and the extent to which social and economic policies are being adapted to cope with a changing population profile. He outlines demographic change in Germany since 1900, and examines the development of social policies affecting older people since the origins of the welfare system under Bismarck. Older people's financial situation - the pensions system, alternative sources of income in old age, and poverty - is examined. Housing is considered in terms of the appropriateness of stock occupied by older people, how policy has sought to tackle housing needs, and examples of innovative projects. Health and social care needs have attracted the most public attention in Germany in recent years; levels of dependency and sources of care - informal, community-based or institutional - are analysed. The growing roles of the self-help and voluntary groups in the welfare market are discussed. Government policy has paid more attention to social integration; the author investigates the extent to which older people are integrated into key areas of society. The study concludes with a brief assessment of the role of older people in German society. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981013213 B |
| Classmark | BG: TM2: J: KE: L: I: TO: 767 |
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