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Politics and Old Age Older Citizens and Political Processes in Britain
178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2001. Older people have been characterized by two mutually contradictory stereotypes. One the one hand they have been portrayed as a powerful lobby, growing demographically and able to demand large redistributions of the nation's income in their direction. On the other hand they have been typified as a marginalized group at high risk of poverty and exclusion and,... Read more
List of Charts, List of Tables, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. The Debate - The Significance of an Ageing Electorate, 2. The Nature of Fears About an Ageing Population, 3. Representing Older People - Pensioners’ Organisations, 4. Older People’s Advocates - The Charities, 5. Listening to Older People - Forums and Debates, 6. The Influence of Older Voters - The Case of the 1997 General Election, 7. The Influence of the Pensioners’ Movement - The Issue of the State Pension, 8. Older People and Public Opinion, 9. Citizenship and Generation, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Vincent, John A.; Patterson, Guy; Wale, Karen
