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GROWING OLDER IN WORLD CITIES
NEW YORK, LONDON, PARIS, AND TOKYO |
| By: |
Victor Rodwin (Editor), Michael K. Gusmano (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£33.95 |
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£32.93 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0826514901 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780826514905 |
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| Publisher: |
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
31 March, 2006 |
| Pages: |
416 |
| Description: |
Top researchers, scholars and policymakers compare what it is like to grow older in New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo, with respect to health and quality of life, living arrangements and housing, and the provision of long-term care to older persons when they eventually become frail. |
| Synopsis: |
How are four major world cities coping with the challenges posed by increasing human longevity and population aging? Top researchers, scholars and policymakers compare what it is like to grow older in New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo with respect to health and quality of life, living arrangements and housing, and the provision of long-term care to older persons when they eventually become frail. |
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18 figures, 7 maps, 130 tables index, bibliography |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Vanderbilt University Press |
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Returnable |
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