Ageing and Health: The Politics of Better Policies

Scott L. Greer; Julia Lynch; Aaron Reeves; Michelle Falkenbach; Jane Gingrich; Jonathan Cylus; Clare Bambra

doi:10.1017/9781108973236

One of the most important political and economic challenges facing Europe and elsewhere is the ageing of societies. Must ageing populations create conflict between generations and crisis for health systems? Our answer is no. The problem is not so much demographic change as the political and policy challenge of creating fair, sustainable and effective policies for people of all ages. This book, based on a large European Observatory study, uses new evidence to challenge some of the myths surrounding ageing and its effects on economies and health systems. Cataclysmic views of population ageing are often based on stereotypes and anecdotes unsupported by evidence. How we address ageing societies is a choice. Societies can choose policies that benefit people of all ages, promoting equity both within and between generations, and political coalitions can be built to support such policies. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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1 - Introduction
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2 - Older People in Europe
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3 - Ageing Equally: Politics, Health and Solidarity
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4 - The Coalitional Politics of Win-Wins
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5 - Unequal Ageing: the Politics of Ageing As the Politics of Health Inequalities
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6 - The Implications of Win-Win and Win-Lose Policies for the ‘Ageing Crisis’
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7 - Conclusion
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Ageing and Health
pp i-i

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies - Series page
pp ii-ii

Series page - Series page
pp iii-iv

Ageing and Health - Title page
pp v-v

Copyright page
pp vi-vi

Additional material
pp vii-vii

Additional material
pp viii-viii

Contents
pp ix-xii

Figures
pp xiii-xiv

Tables
pp xv-xv

Boxes
pp xvi-xvi

Acknowledgements
pp xvii-xviii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-23

2 - Older People in Europe
pp 24-37

3 - Ageing Equally: Politics, Health and Solidarity
pp 38-58

4 - The Coalitional Politics of Win-Wins
pp 59-83

5 - Unequal Ageing: the Politics of Ageing As the Politics of Health Inequalities
pp 84-106

6 - The Implications of Win-Win and Win-Lose Policies for the ‘Ageing Crisis’
pp 107-125

7 - Conclusion
pp 126-133

Bibliography
pp 134-161

Index
pp 162-168

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