Who Is Responsible for My Old Age?

by Butler, Robert N.; Kiikuni, Kenzo

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Pub. Date: 1993-01-01

Publisher(s): Springer Pub Co

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Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Longevity Revolution: Sharing Responsibility for Old Age
Individual Responsibility: My Good Old Age	p. 1
Introduction to Part I	p. 3
Fifteen Commandments for Responsible Old Age	p. 10
Life after the White House: Making the Most of Your Second Career	p. 12
Understanding Life Backwards: Reminiscing for a Better Old Age	p. 18
Introduction to Chapter 4	p. 30
We Have a Dream: The Generations Working Together Toward the Future	p. 33
Afterword for Part I	p. 40
Family Responsibility: It's a Women's Issue	p. 45
Introduction to Part II	p. 47
Beyond the Mystique of Old Age	p. 57
Old Age Policy as a Women's Issue	p. 73
From Curing to Caring to Sharing: Competing for a Better Old Age	p. 96
Gray Panthers, Red Kimonos: Perspectives on Aging	p. 101
A Gerontology for the 21st Century	p. 110
Afterword for Part II	p. 118
The Triangle of Responsibility: The Individual, the Private Sector, and the Public Sector	p. 123
Introduction to Part III	p. 125
The Public Sector: "We the People" and Our Government's Role	p. 139
The Public Sector: Government as Last Resort	p. 158
The Private Sector: The Gift of Time	p. 170
The Private Sector: The Silver Plan	p. 185
The Public Sector: The Golden Plan	p. 197
Afterwords	p. 209
Your Tomorrow: Requirements for Japan	p. 211
Re-animating Old Age	p. 216
Youth Looks at Old Age	p. 220
Appendix	p. 223
Index	p. 241
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