25th volume celebration paper. Policies for the aged in the 21st century: More 'structured dependency' or the realisation of human rights?

Ageing and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-179

  Townsend, P ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageism; Dependency; Deprivation; Discrimination; Human rights; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN RIGHTS; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 33644553424     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X05004666     Document Type: Article

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