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Values and attitudes in an ageing society: interim report
- Authors:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND. Values and Attitudes in an Ageing Society Study Group, HARRIS John (chair)
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 95p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part of a set of papers aiming to put the implications of an ageing society at the forefront of the national policy agenda in the next millennium. This report advances a number of arguments in support of the widely held belief that what matters most to individuals of almost any age is the ability to pursue, within certain parameters, their respective conceptions of what it means for a life to go well, free from undue interference by others. Looks at issues around: valuing older people and old age; social integration and human relationships; and end of life issues.
Making the connections: the final report on transport and social exclusion
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 147p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report examines the links between social exclusion, transport and the location of services. It is particularly focused on access to those opportunities that have the most impact on life-chances, such as work, learning and healthcare. People may not be able to access services as a result of social exclusion. For example, they may be restricted in their use of transport by low incomes, or because bus routes do not run to the right places. Age and disability can also stop people driving and using public transport. Problems with transport provision and the location of services can reinforce social exclusion. They prevent people from accessing key local services or activities, such as jobs, learning, healthcare, food shopping or leisure. Problems can vary by type of area (for example urban or rural) and for different groups of people, such as disabled people, older people or families with children. The effects of road traffic also disproportionately impact on socially excluded areas and individuals through pedestrian accidents, air pollution, noise and the effect on local communities of busy roads cutting through residential areas.
Growing older in socially deprived areas: social exclusion in later life; summary
- Authors:
- SCHARF Thomas, et al
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This summary report calls for urban regeneration, more money for older people and better urban planing and design. The report arises from a project 'Older people in deprived neighbourhoods' developed by a group of researchers based at the Centre for Social Gerontology, Keele University.
Growing older in socially deprived areas: social exclusion in later life
- Authors:
- SCHARF Thomas, et al
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 124p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report calls for urban regeneration, more money for older people and better urban planing and design. The report arises from a project 'Older people in deprived neighbourhoods' developed by a group of researchers based at the Centre for Social Gerontology, Keele University.
Formal social protection for older people in developing countries: three different approaches
- Author:
- LLOYD-SHERLOCK Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 31(4), October 2002, pp.695-713.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
This article examines social protection for older people in three middle-income countries: Argentina, Thailand and South Africa. It focuses on income support, health services and the provision of care, as well as considering the effects of these policies on social exclusion. The paper locates each country's different social protection programmes within a broader welfare regime model. It finds an interesting variety of approaches to pension and health provision, which range from generous universalism to minimal means-testing. However, it finds much less innovation in areas such as long-term care and intermediary services. The article challenges generalisations about old age social protection in developing countries, and argues that the different experiences of these three countries could provide useful lessons for social protection in many parts of the world.
Monitoring poverty and social exclusion: Labour's inheritance
- Authors:
- HOWARTH Catherine, et al
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 186p.diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Report presenting forty six indicators of the level of poverty and social exclusion at the time when the present Government came to power. Draws indicators from regularly updated sources, so it will be possible to monitor annually their progress from this baseline. Includes sections on: poverty and low income; children; young adults; adults; older people; communities; and an appendix on geographic concentrations.