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Interdependency and the generational compact
- Author:
- JOHNSON Malcolm L.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 15(2), June 1995, pp.243-265.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The demographic revolution has caused turmoil in public policy, leading governments to scale down their commitments to the old, more in panic than in thoughtful response. At the same time, significant changes in family patterns have placed at risk the inter-generational support older people might have expected. Together these structural shifts have stimulated a new debate about the obligations one generation has to another. This essay attempts to bring together the several discrete debates about demography, family and the generational contract. In juxtaposing gerontological evidence and discussions with those about moral order and the state of the social contract in 'post-modern' society; it reaffirms the need for personal and social solidarity as the foundation for trust and reciprocity between generations.
Health and social care for older people: progress, problems and priorities
- Author:
- HUMPHRIES Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 16(1), 2015, pp.27-31.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the principal challenges facing the health and care system in England arising from an ageing population, assess the track record of the coalition government in addressing these and offer a perspective on the priorities likely to be faced by the next incoming government in relation to health and social care for older people. Design/methodology/approach: Assessment of key policy documents and legislation and interpretation of published data on trends in health and social care activity and expenditure. Findings: An ageing population requires a fundamental shift towards a new model of care that offers better coordinated care and promotes independence and healthy ageing. The Care Act 2014 is a significant achievement and NHS spending has been protected, but resulting cuts to local government budgets have since sharp reductions in social care for older people. The next incoming government will need to address a deepening financial crisis in health and care system; the increasingly unsustainability of means tested and rationed social care alongside universal free health care; and the need to make faster progress in developing a new models of integrated care closer to home. Originality/value: The issues raised in this paper affect older people as voters, tax payers and as existing or potential users of health and social care services. As a group they will attract significant attention from political parties in the next election campaign. (Publisher abstract)
Care beyond 2020
- Author:
- MARVEL Ruth
- Publishers:
- Future Foundation, SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 29
- Place of publication:
- London
In this analysis, Future Foundation makes its predictions for the future of care and care-giving, building upon informed assumptions for the evolution of relevant consumer trends and movements within the regulatory environment. It looks at emerging trends and the wider changing landscape, characterised by an ageing population; the personalisation of care; the emergence self-monitoring of health; the advent of smarter homes and the automation of many domestic tasks; and the ever tightening limits to the range and quality of services that are to be provided by the state. The author draws a picture of possible future directions, including the rise of self-care, the emergence of the care tourist and the ‘game-ification’ of care, with digital devices and soft robots replacing or at least minimising a supportive human presence for those in a frail or isolated condition. The ageing population, the report predicts, will intensify the demand for care, including informal care, causing serious intergenerational strains and giving rise to the demand for a new politics of care and caring. (Edited publisher abstract)
Poverty and deprivation in the United Kingdom
- Author:
- BRADSHAW Jonathan
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 14(1), 1996, pp.4-14.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Focuses on the growing problem of family poverty in the UK, examining its causes and its possible solutions. In contrast with most other western post-industrial nations, the UK's record is poor, particularly in respect of combating the poverty of families with children. In addition to the impact of demographic changes and global economic recession, a major cause of the growing disparity between the rich and the poor has been the ideologically-driven social policies of successive Conservative governments. What is required, it is argued, is an integrated approach to social policy that is based on a commitment to the collective ideals of fairness and social justice.
The imaginary time bomb: why an ageing population is not a social problem
- Author:
- MULLAN Phil
- Publisher:
- I.B.Tauris
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 255p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Attacks the argument that an ageing population will necessarily produce a downward economic spiral in developed countries, and suggests that it is being used to justify further reductions in the role of the government in the economy and the curbing of the welfare state. Covers concepts of ageing, the impact of ageing on pensions and health care and its effects on economic growth.
Understanding old age: critical and global perspective
- Author:
- WILSON Gail
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 194p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Takes a critical look at the vision of ageing, which often portrays older people as an ever growing burden on the state. Attempts to present a more balanced view of older people by unpacking the ageist and sexist assumptions underlying mainstream demography and economics.
Combating age barriers in job recruitment and training
- Authors:
- TAYLOR Philip, WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Policy Studies, 16(1), Spring 1995, pp.4-13.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The proportion of older people active in the British labour market has declined in recent decades, a process at times accelerated by government policies. But recent demographic changes may improve the employment prospects for older people, many of whom would work if they could, with benefit to themselves and their families. Draws upon survey research to examine the attitudes of employers towards older workers and to present some examples of positive action.
The young, the old and the state: social care systems in five industrial nations
- Editor:
- ANTTONEN Anneli
- Publisher:
- Edward Elgar
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 206p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cheltenham
This work is a comparative account of social care services for children and older people in five key industrial nations (Finland, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States). The authors move beyond institutional description and seeking to understand the normative and moral qualities of welfare systems. The book builds on existing theories of welfare state regimes by extending the analysis to the arena of social care. A full account is provided of the historical, economic and political origins of childcare and care for older people in each of the five countries. These analyses are then used as the basis for a theoretical account of the developmental trajectories of social care systems. The book proposes that there are common pressures at work in all industrial nations driving their welfare systems to similar forms of organisation and structure. However, these trends are mediated by important differences in culture and history.