Sarah Harper , Kate Hamblin , Jaco Hoffman , Kenneth Howse , George Leeson

August 2014 528 pp Hardback 978 0 85793 390 4 ebook isbn 978 0 85793 391 1

The International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy explores the challenges arising from the ageing of populations across the globe for government, policy makers, the private sector and civil society. It examines various national state approaches to welfare provisions for older people, and highlights alternatives based around the voluntary and third-party sector, families and private initiatives.