In the coming half-century, the proportion of elderly in the populations of developed nations will nearly double, challenging the sustainability of old-age pensions and health care. This book examines the extent of that challenge and offers alternative probabilistic forecasts for the Group of Seven industrial nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States). It examines the potential maximum life span, surveys life-extending medical advances, and considers the question of whether new breakthroughs will increase or decrease the costs of medical care.
- ISBN10 0892063912
- ISBN13 9780892063918
- Publish Date 1 September 2001
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 29 June 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S.
- Edition Illustrated edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 176
- Language English