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1 online resource (390 pages) |
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""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction and Overview""; ""Part 1: Population Aging and the Definition of “Old�""; ""2 How Old Is Old? Revising the Definition Based on Life Table Criteria""; ""3 The Future Population of Canada and Its Age Distribution""; ""Part 2: Family, Health, and Economic Security in Later Life""; ""4 Independence of Older Persons: Meaning and Determinants""; ""5 Changes in Work and Family over the Life Course: Implications for Economic Security of Today�s and Tomorrow�s Older Women"" |
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""6 Income, Health, Disability, and the Functional Independence of the Elderly""""7 Health, Age, and Financial Preparations for Later Life""; ""8 Unpaid Time Contributions by Seniors in Canada""; ""Part 3: Age Patterns of Income, Saving, and Expenditure""; ""9 Cohort, Year, and Age Effects in Canadian Wage Data""; ""10 Saving before and after Retirement: A Study of Canadian Couples, 1969-92""; ""11 How Well Does the Consumer Price Index Serve as an Index of Inflation for Older Age Groups?""; ""Part 4: Retirement and Pension Issues"" |
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""12 The Economic Consequences of Unexpected Early Retirement""""13 The Independence and Economic Security of Older Women Living Alone""; ""14 The Poverty of Retired Widows""; ""15 The Effect of the Tax-Transfer System on Retirement Savings""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W"" |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Older people -- Canada -- Economic conditions
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Old age.
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old age.
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Old age
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Older people -- Economic conditions
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Canada
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780774852111 |
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0774852119 |
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