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Aging and social welfare in transition: the case of the United States
- Authors:
- PARROTT T.M, REYNOLDS S.L., BENGTSON V.L.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 6(3), July 1997, pp.168-179.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
Reviews the changing demography of the United States elderly population, the complex and ambivalent history of welfare policy in the United States, and the evidence for tensions and conflicts between older and younger Americans in the context of politicised "generational inequity" debates with special attention to changing government health care policies. Concludes that in American society, particularly in terms of federal assistance to the aged, there is considerable public support for current policy measures, and - contrary to the predictions of many - it is not likely that there will be dramatic policy changes in the near future.