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9781860647789

The Imaginary Time Bomb Why an Ageing Population is Not a Social Problem

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  • ISBN13:

    9781860647789

  • ISBN10:

    1860647782

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-04-06
  • Publisher: I. B. Tauris
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Summary

The Imaginary Time Bomb diffuses the myth that the aging baby-boomer population is producing a downward economic spiral. Phil Mullan argues that the growing preoccupation with aging has little to do with demography, but is instead used to justify future reductions in the role of government in the economy, and the curbing of the welfare state.

Author Biography

Phil Mullan is an Economist specializing in Development Studies and Demography and Inter-Generational Attitudes.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations vii
Charts, Tables and Diagrams ix
Foreword xi
Dr Frank Furedi
Preface xvii
Introduction
1(12)
Ageing in Perspective
13(64)
The Preoccupation with Ageing
77(38)
Is Ageing a Burden?
115(30)
The Pensions Time Bomb
145(30)
The Health Time Bomb
175(20)
Can Ageing Stunt Economic Growth?
195(20)
Conclusion
215(4)
Bibliography 219(14)
Index 233

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