The Longevity Dividend
Later Life, Lifelong Learning and Productive Societies
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Beschreibung
This book offers global evidence about the increasing longevity, its consequences and its potential for societal benefits. Based on statistics, academic literature, policy initiatives and numerous country experiences, it explains the interconnected effects of a longer later life, lifelong learning and more productive societies. This larger picture shows how the future can be managed by making strategic choices today. Choosing the right policies allows gaining the maximum benefits from the longevity dividend for current and future generations. This book explains how investing in lifelong learning can enrich the longevity dividend. It gives valuable insights for policy advisors, decision makers, researchers, health professionals, practitioners, students of aging and late life educators.
This book offers global evidence about the increasing longevity, its consequences and its potential for societal benefits. Based on statistics, academic literature, policy initiatives and numerous country experiences, it explains the interconnected effects of a longer later life, lifelong learning and more productive societies. This larger picture shows how the future can be managed by making strategic choices today. Choosing the right policies allows gaining the maximum benefits from the longevity dividend for current and future generations. This book explains how investing in lifelong learning can enrich the longevity dividend. It gives valuable insights for policy advisors, decision makers, researchers, health professionals, practitioners, students of aging and late life educators.
Offers global evidence on increasing longevity, its economic, social and cultural consequences and its potential Highlights how lifelong learning enhances productive contribution of older populations Proposes policies for purposeful lives and modern aging
Autor*in
Satya Brink
Themen in »The Longevity Dividend«
Longevity dividend from life expectancy and lifelong learning Global population aging Growing life expectancy Productive later life Enhancing the longevity dividend International evidence on the longevity dividend Policies for a greater longevity dividend Investment in lifelong learning Lifelong learning increases longevity dividend Policies for larger societal contributions of greater value New social contract