Age Shock
how finance is failing us
$94.07
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
7 December 2011
Summary
Most countries face the future with an ageing population, yet most governments are cutting back on pensions and the care services needed by the elderly. Robin Blackburn exposes the perverse reasoning and special interests which have combined to produce this nonsensical state of affairs. This updated paperback edition of Age Shock includes a new preface explaining why the credit crunch and eurozone crisis have had such a devastating impact and outlining a way to guarantee decent pensions and care provision.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844677658 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1844677656 |
| Author: | Robin Blackburn |
| Publisher: | Verso Books |
| Imprint: | Verso Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 7 December 2011 |
| Weight: | 657g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 155mm x 31mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A serious and finely argued attack on contemporary market fundamentalism in a vivid phrasemaking style, which is even entertaining when it is not depressing you with the facts. * The Guardian *An ambitious recasting of pensions strategy for an aging society. – Göran Therborn * New Left Review *An impressive book … Blackburn argues that the hard-won state systems and the private pensions that supplement them have come under threat. * New York Review of Books *Blackburn’s book is a serious and finely argued attack on contemporary market fundamentalism in a vivid phrasemaking style. – Steven Poole * Guardian *
About The Author
Robin Blackburn
Robin Blackburn teaches at the University of Essex and is an editor at New Left Review. He is the author of many books, including The American Crucible, The Making of New World Slavery, The Overthrow of Colonial Slavery, Age Shock and Banking on Death.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.