Can Rich Countries Afford To Grow Old
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Can Rich Countries Afford To Grow Old
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Author : Gary T. Burtless
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Can Rich Countries Afford To Grow Old written by Gary T. Burtless and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Retirees categories.
Observers in many industrialized countries believe population aging represents a serious economic threat. Increases in the percentage of the population past retirement age may impose unsustainable burdens on future workers. Either taxes or government debt will have to rise substantially to pay for old-age income support. This paper considers the extent of these burdens and corrects the widespread impression that the burdens are unsupportable. Population aging means that contributions needed to support the retired elderly must rise. But this extra burden will be at least partly offset by a reduced need to support the dependent young, who will become relatively less numerous. The extra burden of an aging population would be smaller still if labor force participation rates among the working-age and elderly populations increased. Indeed, employment rates among the nonaged have risen in nearly all the industrialized countries as a growing percentage of women has entered the work force. Many countries, including the United States, have adopted policies to encourage work among people past the traditional retirement age.
Can We Afford To Grow Older
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Author : Richard Disney
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1996
Can We Afford To Grow Older written by Richard Disney and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Business & Economics categories.
On aging, and its affect on Society
Government Spending On The Elderly
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Author : D. Papadimitriou
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2007-09-20
Government Spending On The Elderly written by D. Papadimitriou and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-20 with Business & Economics categories.
This book examines the aging of the US population as a primary domestic public policy issue. An increase in the proportion of the elderly in the total population will potentially result in a significant growth in the number of beneficiaries in major federal entitlement programs, leading to fiscal pressures and challenges for economic growth.
Alternative Development Strategies For The Post 2015 Era
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Author : Jose Antonio Alonso
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-05-01
Alternative Development Strategies For The Post 2015 Era written by Jose Antonio Alonso and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-01 with Political Science categories.
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on bloomsburycollections.com. The global economic crisis of 2008-2009 exposed systemic failings at the core of economic policy making worldwide. The crisis came on top of several other crises, including skyrocketing and highly volatile world food and energy prices and climate change. This book argues that new policy approaches are needed to address such devastating global development challenges and to avoid the potentially catastrophic consequences to livelihoods worldwide that would result from present approaches. The contributors to the book are independent development experts, brought together by the UN to identify a development strategy capable of promoting a broad-based economic recovery and at the same time guaranteeing social equity and environmental sustainability both within countries and internationally. This new development approach seeks to promote the reforms needed to improve global governance, providing a more equitable distribution of global public goods. The contributors offer a critical evaluation of past development experiences and report on their creative search for new and well-thought out answers for the future. They suggest that economic progress, fairer societies and environmental sustainability can be compatible objectives, but only when pursued simultaneously by all.
Expand Social Security Now
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Author : Steven Hill
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press
Release Date : 2016-05-10
Expand Social Security Now written by Steven Hill and has been published by Beacon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-10 with Political Science categories.
Why Social Security is not only sustainable but should be substantially expanded Social Security is bankrupting us. It’s outdated. It’s a Ponzi scheme. It’s stealing from young people. These are some of the biggest myths and lies about one of the most successful programs in our nation’s history. Three-quarters of Americans depend heavily on Social Security in their elderly years and nearly half would be living in poverty without it. But as important and popular as it is, Social Security has become a political football. A well-financed campaign—supported by conservatives, special interest groups, and even leading Democrats—has lobbied for cuts and significant “entitlement reform,” falsely proclaiming that Social Security is going broke. Policy expert Steven Hill argues that Social Security should not only be defended, it should be substantially expanded. Here he proposes how we can double the monthly benefit and how to pay for it by closing many of the tax loopholes and deductions that disproportionately favor the wealthy few. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Longevity And Social Change In Australia
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Author : Allan Borowski
language : en
Publisher: UNSW Press
Release Date : 2007
Longevity And Social Change In Australia written by Allan Borowski and has been published by UNSW Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Family & Relationships categories.
Covers a wide range of issues, including health, retirement incomes, aged care, family relations, employment, housing, and town planning; special attention is given to the particular structural disadvantages affecting women, Aboriginal Australians, and ethnic minorities.
Development In An Ageing World
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Author : United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Development In An Ageing World written by United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.
Greater longevity is an indicator of human progress in general. Increased life expectancy and lower fertility rates are changing the population structure worldwide in a major way: the proportion of older persons is rapidly increasing, a process known as population ageing. The process is inevitable and is already advanced in developed countries and progressing quite rapidly in developing ones. The 2007 Survey analyses the implications of population ageing for social and economic development around the world, while recognising that it offers both challenges and opportunities. Among the most pressing issues is that arising from the prospect of a smaller labour force having to support an increasingly larger older population. Paralleling increased longevity are the changes in intergenerational relationships that may affect the provision of care and income security for older persons, particularly in developing countries where family transfers play a major role. At the same time, it is also necessary for societies to fully recognise and better harness the productive and social contributions that older persons can make but are in many instances prevented from making. The Survey argues that the challenges are not insurmountable, but that societies everywhere need to put in place the policies required to confront those challenges effectively and to ensure an adequate standard of living for each of their members, while respecting and promoting the contribution and participation of all.
How Rich Countries Got Rich And Why Poor Countries Stay Poor
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Author : Erik S Reinert
language : en
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Release Date : 2019-10-01
How Rich Countries Got Rich And Why Poor Countries Stay Poor written by Erik S Reinert and has been published by PublicAffairs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-01 with History categories.
A maverick economist explains how protectionism makes nations rich, free trade keeps them poor---and how rich countries make sure to keep it that way. Throughout history, some combination of government intervention, protectionism, and strategic investment has driven successful development everywhere from Renaissance Italy to the modern Far East. Yet despite the demonstrable success of this approach, development economists largely ignore it and insist instead on the importance of free trade. Somehow, the thing that made rich nations rich supposedly won't work on poor countries anymore. Leading heterodox economist Erik Reinert's invigorating history of economic development shows how Western economies were founded on protectionism and state activism and only later promoted free trade, when it worked to their advantage. In the tug-of-war between the gospel of government intervention and free-market purists, the issue is not that one is more correct, but that the winning nation tends to favor whatever benefits them most. As Western countries begin to sense that the rules of the game they set were rigged, Reinert's classic book gains new urgency. His unique and edifying approach to the history of economic development is critical reading for anyone who wants to understand how we got here and what to do next, especially now that we aren't so sure we'll be the winners anymore.
Can We Afford To Grow Old
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Author : Ary Lans Bovenberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Can We Afford To Grow Old written by Ary Lans Bovenberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Arbejdsmarkedspension categories.
Why We Can T Afford The Rich
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Author : Andrew Sayer
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2015-11-11
Why We Can T Afford The Rich written by Andrew Sayer and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-11 with Business & Economics categories.
Even as inequalities widen, the effects of austerity deepen, and the consequences of recession linger, in many countries the wealth of the rich has soared. Why We Can't Afford the Rich exposes the unjust and dysfunctional mechanisms that allow the top 1% to siphon off wealth produced by others through the control of property and money. Leading social scientist Andrew Sayer shows how over the past three decades the rich worldwide have increased their ability to hide their wealth, create indebtedness, and expand their political influence. Aimed at all engaged citizens, this important and accessible book uses simple distinctions to burst the myth of the rich as especially talented wealth creators. But more than this, as the risk of runaway climate change grows, it shows how the rich are threatening the planet by banking on unsustainable growth. Forcefully arguing that the crises of economy and climate can only be resolved by radical change, Sayer makes clear that we must make economies sustainable, fair, and conducive to well being for all.