Product Description: Caregiving has emerged as a critical issue in the second half of the life cycle. With the growth of the older population, there have been dramatic increases in the number of people needing care and assistance. The responsibility for care typically falls on families at a time when they have limited resources to meet these needs...read more

Product Description: Leading scholars focus on the economics of ageing, with a particular emphasis on the economic future of the baby-boom generation. Key themes include the influence of early advantages on later-life economic outcomes and the relationship between economic and health status. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)