Beyond apocalyptic demography: Towards a moral economy of interdependence

Ageing and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 425-446

  Robertson, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discourse on ageing; Moral economy; Politics of need

Indexed keywords

AGEING POPULATION; BASIC NEEDS; POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0031410114     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X97006521     Document Type: Article

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