What Older Americans Think: Interest Groups and Aging Policy
Christine L. Day
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Description for What Older Americans Think: Interest Groups and Aging Policy
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 428.
As the much publicized graying of America progresses, political groups that lobby for the elderly have achieved enormous power and organizational success, with no sign of decline in the foreseeable future. What Older Americans Think provides a fresh look at these groups. Are older people united in support of increasing old-age benefits--or perhaps even obsessed with their own financial self-interest, as is sometimes alleged? Do younger people tend to oppose old-age benefits? Why do aging-based political organizations attract so many members? How do Washington policymakers see the gray lobby ? Focusing on the last decade, Christine Day ... Read more
As the much publicized graying of America progresses, political groups that lobby for the elderly have achieved enormous power and organizational success, with no sign of decline in the foreseeable future. What Older Americans Think provides a fresh look at these groups. Are older people united in support of increasing old-age benefits--or perhaps even obsessed with their own financial self-interest, as is sometimes alleged? Do younger people tend to oppose old-age benefits? Why do aging-based political organizations attract so many members? How do Washington policymakers see the gray lobby ? Focusing on the last decade, Christine Day ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Condition
New
Weight
428 g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691632834
SKU
V9780691632834
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