Research Catalog

Title

Independence and economic security in old age / edited by Frank T. Denton, Deborah Fretz and Byron G. Spencer.

Publication

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2000], ©2000.

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Additional Authors

• Denton, Frank T.
• Fretz, Deborah.
• Spencer, Byron G.

Description

viii, 380 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Independence and Economic Security in Old Age focuses on the economic and social implications of aging at the level of the individual and of society as a whole. The product of a three-year research program, the book contains chapters by recognized experts in the fields of economics and econometrics, sociology, social work, medicine, epidemiology, gerontology, and nursing."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Older people > Canada > Economic conditions
• Personnes âgées > Canada > Conditions économiques

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Introduction and Overview / Frank T. Denton, Deborah Fretz and Byron G. Spencer -- Pt. 1. Population Aging and the Definition of "Old" 2. How Old Is Old? Revising the Definition Based on Life Table Criteria / Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer. 3. The Future Population of Canada and Its Age Distribution / Frank T. Denton, Christine H. Feaver and Byron G. Spencer -- Pt. 2. Family, Health, and Economic Security in Later Life. 4. Independence of Older Persons: Meaning and Determinants / Susan E. French, Margaret Denton and Amiram Gafni / [et al.]. 5. Changes in Work and Family over the Life Course: Implications for Economic Security of Today's and Tomorrow's Older Women / Carolyn J. Rosenthal, Margaret Denton and Anne Martin-Matthews / [et al.]. 6. Income, Health, Disability, and the Functional Independence of the Elderly / Parminder Raina, Larry W. Chambers and Margaret Denton / [et al.].
• 7. Health, Age, and Financial Preparations for Later Life / Margaret Denton, Parminder Raina and Jason Lian / [et al.]. 8. Unpaid Time Contributions by Seniors in Canada / Jason Lian, Anju Joshi and Roberta Robb / [et al.] -- Pt. 3. Age Patterns of Income, Saving, and Expenditure. 9. Cohort, Year, and Age Effects in Canadian Wage Data / John B. Burbidge, Lonnie Magee and A. Leslie Robb. 10. Saving before and after Retirement: A Study of Canadian Couples, 1969-92 / Xiaofen Lin. 11. How Well Does the Consumer Price Index Serve as an Index of Inflation for Older Age Groups? / Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer -- Pt. 4. Retirement and Pension Issues. 12. The Economic Consequences of Unexpected Early Retirement / Lynn McDonald, Peter Donahue and Victor Marshall. 13. The Independence and Economic Security of Older Women Living Alone / Rebecca Smith, Lonnie Magee and A. Leslie Robb / [et al.]. 14. The Poverty of Retired Widows / Lynn McDonald, Peter Donahue and Brooke Moore.
• 15. The Effect of the Tax-Transfer System on Retirement Savings / Deborah Fretz and Michael R. Veall.

ISBN

0774807881 :

LCCN

cn 00910654

OCLC

• ocm44406403
• SCSB-3986477

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries