Living Longer

Peter Lloyd-Sherlock is a Senior Lecturer in Social Development, School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich. His publications include Old Age and Poverty in the Developing World (1997) and he is editor of Healthcare Reform and Poverty in Latin America (2000).

Preface
1. Ageing, development and social protection -generalisations, myths and stereotypes - Peter Lloyd-Sherlock
Part I: Development trajectories, social change and well-being in later life

Introduction
2. Long-term historical changes in the status of elders: Britain as an exemplar of advanced industrial economies - Paul Johnson
3. Social policy and the well-being of older people at a time of economic slowdown: The case of Brazil -- Ana Amlia Camarano Na Amélia Camarano
4. The impact of transition on older people in Ukraine: Looking to the future with hope - Vladislav V. Bezrukov and Natalia A. Foigt
5. Potential consequences of population ageing for social development in China - Du Peng and David R. Phillips


Part II: Formal social protection and older people

Introduction
6. Comparing pension schemes in Chile, Singapore, Brazil, and South Africa - Armando Barrientos
7. Ageing in Japan: An issue of social contract in welfare transfer or generational conflict? - Tetsuo Ogawa
8. Health policy and older people in Africa - Di McIntyre
9. Social health insurance for older people: A comparison of Argentina and the United States - Nélida Redondo


Part III: Older people and the care economy

Introduction
10. Intergenerational family support and old age economic security in Ghana - Isabella Aboderin
11. Ageing in Mexico: Families, informal care and reciprocity - Cristina Gomes da Conceiçäo and Veronica Montes de Oca Zavala
12. AIDS and older persons: The view from Thailand - John Knodel and Chanpen Aeng Tienchai
13. Care, dependency, and social justice: A challenge to conventional ideas of the social contract - Martha C. Nussbaum