| Description |
1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations |
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DravaDiskurs |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright page; Title page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword: Personal experiences in a changing continent; 1. Introduction; 2. Older people in Tanzania: An overview; Concepts of old age and the elderly; The demographic picture; Structural change, poverty and old age; 3. Older people on the political agenda: Global, regional and national policies; International policies and programs referring to older people; Regional initiatives, policy frameworks and the need for research; Towards an agenda for older people in Tanzania; 4. Social protection: Concepts and policies |
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An issue of controversy: The struggle for a viable definition Social protection in Africa: The "Livingstone Call for Action" and beyond; Social protection for older people in Tanzania: Tangible reality or distant dream?; 5. In search of protection: Evidence from a field-based research; Background, methodology and ethics of the study; Demographic characteristics of the study population and their linkage to social protection; Educational status, formal employment and social protection in old age; Coping mechanisms and survival strategies; Poor living conditions; The struggle for water |
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Limited access to free medical services The burden of HIV/AIDS; Informal social protection provided by the family system; Community-based support; Lack of government and donor support; Awareness of rights, entitlements and policies; Marginalization, discrimination and social exclusion; From empirical research to practical intervention: Report on a goat loan project; 6. Social pensions -- a way forward?; Bibliography; Abbreviations; About the authors; Back cover |
| Summary |
Older people in Tanzania are disadvantaged and marginalized in many ways. They lack adequate formal social protection. They also suffer from diminishing family and community support. They face a series of multi-faceted problems and care for most AIDS-orphans, yet they are a much neglected target group in national social policy and international development programs. This book provides a theoretical discussion of ageing issues and their linkage to social protection. It depicts various policy frameworks at international, Pan-African and national level. And it provides extensive empirical findings on older people's living conditions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Older people -- Tanzania -- Social conditions
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Aging -- Tanzania
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Intergenerational relations -- Tanzania
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Eritrea.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Aging
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Intergenerational relations
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Older people -- Social conditions
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Tanzania
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mabeyo, Zena Mnasi, 1968- author.
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Rosenmayr, Leopold, author of introduction, etc
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| ISBN |
9789987753024 |
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9987753027 |
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9987080804 |
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9789987080809 |
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9783854356301 |
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3854356307 |
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