Boomer Bust? [Two Volumes]
Economic and Political Issues of the Graying Society
Praeger Perspectives
Volume 1
Perspectives on the Boomers
Volume 2
The Boomers and Their Future
Book Code:
C9549
ISBN:
0-275-99549-6
ISBN-13:
978-0-275-99549-2
Praeger Publishers
Publication:
11/3/2008
Availability:
Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 11/3/2008)
Media Type:
Hardcover
Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Description:
Seventy-six million Baby Boomers are careening toward retirement in the U.S. Demographic shifts toward aging populations are taking place around the Western world, as a variety of factors--biological, technological, medical, and socio-cultural--are extending life spans. Meanwhile, birth rates are declining. The scaremongers argue that this generational shift is going to be disastrous: It will result in skyrocketing tax rates, lower retirement and health benefits, higher inflation, increased unemployment and poverty, political instability, and a host of other societal ills. But will it? In Boomer Bust?, Robert Hudson assembles leading authors from fields such as economics, political science,and finance to separate fact from fiction, highlight the terms of debate, and showcase innovative policies that will prevent disaster from occurring.
From topics like Social Security to older people rejoining the workforce to the elderly as a political lobby, this two-volume set covers the gamut of economic, political, financial, and business issues related to aging. Besides a demographic and social profile of the Boomer generation, sections cover Boomers and: --The Economy: Savings rates, financial prospects, work and retirement, taxes. --Aging: Health care risks, labor-force participation, relations with other generations, age discrimination. --Public Policy: Entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security, private pensions, provision for chronic care and disability, flexible work policies. --Personal Finance: "Financial gerontology," entrepreneurship, financial planning, estate planning, work redesign. --Civic Challenges: Volunteerism, life-long education, positive aging, philanthropy. -Society: Generational conflict, living "small," mobility challenges, elder care, employment in geriatric fields. The Boomer generation will leave one of the largest footprints the world has yet seen. In retirement, as in all else, this generation is blazing a path affecting succeeding generations profoundly. Boomer Bust? charts a path through the thicket of personal and public policy choices facing not just Baby Boomers but all of society.
Table of Contents:
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Volume 1
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Preface
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Part I: Demographic and Social Profile
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1. The Baby Boom Age Wave: Population Success or Tsunami?
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Greg ONeill
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2. Boomer Diversity and Wellbeing: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
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Jan E. Mutchler and Jeffrey Burr
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3. A History of Productive Aging and the Boomers
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W. Andrew Achenbaum
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Part II: Boomers and the New Economics of Aging
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4. The Boomers and Their Economic Prospects
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Karen C. Holden
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5. Will the Boomers Revolutionize Work and Retirement?
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Sara E. Rix
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6. The Looming Economics of Boomer Health Care
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Christine Bishop
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Part III: Boomers and the New Politics of Aging
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7. Public Policy and the Boomers: An Expanding Scope of Conflict
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Robert B. Hudson
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8. The Boomers in Politics: Impact and Consequences
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Robert H. Binstock
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9. Aging Boomers, Generational Equity, and the Framing of the Debate over Social Security
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John B. Williamson and Diane M. Watts-Roy
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Part IV: The Boomers and Public Policy
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10. Population Aging, Entitlement Growth, and the Economy
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John Gist
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11. Private Pensions and the Boomers: How Much is Enough?
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Jack VanDerhei and Craig Copeland
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12. Medicare in the Image of the Baby Boom Generation
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Edward F. Lawlor
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13. Long-Term Care Policy as an Investment in Baby Boomers and Future Generations
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Michelle Putnam
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14. Differential Treatment by Age: Age Discrimination or Age Affirmation?
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John Macnicol
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15. Aging Policy as Family Policy: Expanding Family Leave and Improving Flexible Work Policies
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Steven K. Wisensale
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About the Editor and Contributors
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Volume 2
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Preface
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Part I: The Financial World of the Boomers
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1. Boomers and the Many Meanings of Work
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Michael A. Smyer, Elyssa Besen, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
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2. Redesigning Work for an Aging Labor Force: Employer and Employee Perspectives
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Diane S. Piktialis
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3. Entrepreneurial Strategies in Later Life
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Edward G. Rogoff
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4. Planning for the Boomers Future: The Emergence of Financial Gerontology
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Neal E. Cutler
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5. Living and Leaving: Financial and Estate Planning for Boomers
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Donald Ray Haas
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Part II: The Civic World of the Boomers
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6. Providing New Opportunities for Voluntarism and Civic Engagement for Boomers: Chaos Theory Redefined
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Laura B. Wilson and Karen Harlow-Rosentraub
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7. Gearing Up for the Big Show: Lifelong Learning Programs are Coming of Age
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Ronald J. Manheimer
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8. Booming Opportunity: Philanthropy, Aging, and Recognizing That the Glass Is Half Full
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Robert Martin and Alan Pardini
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9. Evaluating Images of Aging in the Print and Broadcast Media
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Maria D. Vesperi
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10. Better Together: Generational Reciprocity in the Real World
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Donna M. Butts and Jaia Peterson Lent
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Part III: The Social World of the Boomers
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11. Living Large While Living Small: The Spatial Life of Aging Boomers
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Philip B. Stafford
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12. Getting Around: Meeting Aging Boomers Mobility Needs
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Lisa J. Molnar and David W. Eby
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13. Multigenerational Bonds, Family Support, and Baby Boomers: Current Challenges and Future Prospects for Elder Care
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Judith G. Gonyea
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14. Who Will Care? Building the Geriatric Long-Term Care Labor Force
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Mary F. Harahan and Robyn I. Stone
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About the Editor and Contributors
LC Card Number:
2008024968
LCC Class:
HQ1064
Dewey Class:
306
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