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The Graying of the World: Who Will Care for the Frail Elderly

Who Will Care for the Frail Elderly

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This unique book studies America's frail older population relative to the elderly in ten other nations. It contains a cross-national assessment of approaches to long-term care for the elderly and explains the nature and extent of current and future problems related to caring for the functionally impaired elderly. By studying and analyzing the ongoing struggles of other nations in their attempts to cope with growing populations of frail elderly, readers in the U.S. can expand the parameters of their own national debate on the subject. The Graying of the World shows the political, economic, and social context in which decisions on elder-care are based and evaluates how successful various countries' programs have been. Chapters outline alternative approaches taken by disparate types of national systems, highlighting unique and creative solutions to provide useful information on new and alternative ways to respond to personal and public issues related to elder-care.

About the Editor
Contributors
Introductionp. 1
Public Policy and Privatization: Long-Term Care in the United Statesp. 25
Caring for the Frail Elderly in Swedenp. 59
New Challenges for Elder Care in Finlandp. 87
The "Graying" of Israelp. 103
The Care of Frail Older People in Britain: Current Policies and Future Prospectsp. 129
Canadian Long-Term Care: Its Escalating Costs for Womenp. 163
French Old-Age Policies and the Frail Elderlyp. 189
Care of the Frail Elderly in Germanyp. 211
Japan's Welfare Vision: Dealing with a Rapidly Increasing Elderly Populationp. 233
The Changing Role of the Elderly in the People's Republic of Chinap. 261
The Elderly in Yugoslavia: A Forgotten Group in Time of Crisisp. 289
Indexp. 315
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ISBN: 9781560243632
ISBN-10: 1560243635
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Published: January 1994
Publisher: HAWORTH PR INC
Dimensions (cm): 22.454 x 16.002  x 2.337
Weight (kg): 0.025