Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy: Volume I Context and Considerations

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Springer, Aug 12, 2015 - Political Science - 232 pages
Ageing populations are a major consideration for socio-economic development in the early twenty-first century. This demographic change is mainly seen as a threat rather than as an opportunity to improve the quality of human life, especially in Europe, where ageing has resulted in a reduction in economic competitiveness. Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy mixes the silver economy, the creative economy, and the social economy to construct positive solutions for an ageing population. Klimczuk covers theoretical analyses and case study descriptions of good practices to suggest strategies that could be internationally popularized.
 

Contents

Old Age as a Stage in the Life Course and the Life Cycle
7
Concepts and Controversies
31
Mixed Economy and Multisectoral Approach
60
Silver Creative and Social Economies as Positive
75
Benefits at the Interface Between Economic Systems 109
108
Conclusion
131
Glossary
169
Bibliography 183
182
Index
209
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Andrzej Klimczuk is Independent Researcher and Social Policy Consultant at the Collegium of Socio-Economics at Warsaw School of Economics, Poland. His research focuses on gerontology, labor economics, public management, and social policy. He has more than 100 publications including 51 chapters in books and 5 chapters in 4 encyclopedias. He has published academic articles in both Polish and English in sociology and economics journals, and his most recent publications include Social Capital in the Example of the Elderly Residents of Bialystok (in Polish) and Experts and Cultural Narcissism.

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