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A Missing Leg of Ageing Policy Ideas: Dependency Ratios, Technology and International Organizations

@inproceedings{Ervik2009AML,
  title={A Missing Leg of Ageing Policy Ideas: Dependency Ratios, Technology and International Organizations},
  author={Rune Ervik},
  year={2009}
}
  • Rune Ervik
  • Published 2009
  • Economics, Political Science, Medicine
3 INTRODUCTION: FROM THE ‘WORK FREE SOCIETY’ TO THE CHALLENGE OF DEMOGRAPHIC AGEING .... 4 POLICY IDEAS PERSPECTIVE: POLICY STORIES AND CONCEPTUAL TOOLS. 6 THE DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE: A TECHNOLOGICAL CRITIQUE OF THE OLD AGE DEPENDENCY RATIO CONCEPT 7 AGEING POLICY IDEAS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 14 UN/UNDESA: A society for all ages 14 From UN to UNECE: Into the iron cage of ageing 16 OECD: Employment and social policies past their sell-date 18 CONCLUDING DISCUSSION: A MISSING LEG OF… 
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