Generational Equity Debate

Name: Generational Equity Debate
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ISBN: 9780231112857

ISBN-10: 0231112858

ISBN-13: 9780231112857

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Authors: John Williamson, Diane Watts-Roy, Eric Kingston, John B. Williamson

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As the ranks of the elderly continue to swell and their social welfare becomes a complex and contentious policy issue, how will the United States balance the conflicting demographic and economic demands of providing for its older citizens -- especially in light of the anticipated economic burden of the baby boom generation's impending retirement? These problems place the destiny of Social Security and health care at the epicenter of political discussion and debate, making a balanced perspective on these issues essential -- particularly as the lives of millions of future Americans will be affected. The Generational Equity Debate offers social workers, policy analysts, political scientists,…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 5/12/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.90" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Credits



Introduction



Framing the Generational Equity Debate




The Generational Equity Frame



How Will America Pay for the Retirement of the Baby Boom Generation?




Generational Equity and the Birth of a Revolutionary Class




Generational Justice and Generational Accounting




Care for the Elderly: What About Our Children?




Age-Based Rationing of Medical Care




The Generational Interdependence Frame



America Can Afford to Grow Old




Social Security and the Myth of the Entitlement "Crisis"




Scapegoating the Old: Intergenerational Equity and Age-Based Health Care Rationing




Social Security and the Politics of Generational Conflict




Why Privatizing Social Security Is a Bad Idea




Voices from Generation X



Third Millennium Declaration




Agenda 2000: 2030 Center


Index