Abstract
The global economic turmoil that has unfolded since August 2007 promises to change methods for the governance of ageing in ways yet unknown. Against this background, this paper asks how the demographic shifts associated with population ageing interact with other aspects of globalisation: the financialisation of economic systems, changing patterns of migration and transformations to health provision. The emphasis is on understanding the complex interplay between these processes and their relevance for rethinking approaches to population ageing in a time of uncertain transition. Questioning the tendency to understand these fields of change as precipitating distinct crises, the paper suggests that the relative predictability of global population ageing makes it an appropriate area in which to begin a reassessment of wider policy directions.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Health sociology review : the Journal of the Health Section of the Australian Sociological Association |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- ageing
- economic crisis
- emigration and immigration
- finance
- globalization
- health
- sociology