Aging Public Policy - Theodore H. Hoff, Richard W. Park

Aging Public Policy

Bonding the Generations
Buch | Hardcover
448 Seiten
1999 | 2nd edition
Baywood Publishing Company Inc (Verlag)
978-0-89503-196-9 (ISBN)
159,95 inkl. MwSt
Describes the policy process as a response to human needs through the laws of our country; explores the national policy development on behalf of older persons; and describes the public policies on behalf of the elderly that include Social Security, Medicare, The Older Americans Act, institutional care, employment and retirement policies.
"Aging Public Policy: Bonding the Generations" is presented in three parts. Part One describes the policy process as a response to human needs through the laws of our country. Part Two explores the national policy development on behalf of older persons. Part Three describes the major public policies on behalf of the elderly that include Social Security, Medicare, The Older Americans Act, institutional care, employment and retirement policies. The final chapter discusses the advocacy process in the field of aging.

Theodore H.Hoff, Richard W. Park

List of Figures and Tables

Introduction

Part One: The Policy Process: Responding to Human Needs Through Laws
Chapter 1: Constitutional Foundations
Chapter 2: Making Policy in the United States
Chapter 3: Historical Background to Aging Policy

Part Two: Aging Policy Development
Chapter 4: The Aging Network
Chapter 5: Interest and Advisory Groups

Part Three: Major Public Policies on Behalf of the Elderly
Chapter 6: Social Security
Chapter 7: Health Care Policies
Chapter 8: Coordinated System of Chronic Care
Chapter 9: Employment and Retirement
Chapter 10: Housing and Social Services

Part Four: The Advocacy Process in The Field of Aging: Policies for the Future
Chapter 11: Bonding the Generations

Appendices
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.1.1999
Reihe/Serie Society and Aging Series
Verlagsort Amityville
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 453 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-89503-196-5 / 0895031965
ISBN-13 978-0-89503-196-9 / 9780895031969
Zustand Neuware
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