Ages, Generations and the Social Contract: The Demographic Challenges Facing the Welfare State

Front Matter....Pages I-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Demographic Change, Welfare, and Intergenerational Transfers: A Global Overview....Pages 17-43
Demographic Context of the Social Contract in Developed Countries: Unity and Diversity....Pages 45-58
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Economics of the Intergenerational Debate: Normative, Accounting and Political Viewpoints....Pages 61-104
Reorganizing the Activity Cycle: The Stakes in a New Social Contract....Pages 105-113
Social Contract and Age at Retirement: Some Elements of a Franco-American Comparison....Pages 115-153
Longevity and Work....Pages 155-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Changes to the Legal Relationship Between Grandparents and Grandchildren in Quebec: A Disconcerting Evolution....Pages 169-176
Demographic Change and the Social Contract of Informal Support Within the Family....Pages 177-190
Change and Reciprocity in Intergenerational Relationships: The Discourse Of Spanish Working Mothers....Pages 191-207
Intergenerational Exchanges in Older Populations....Pages 209-229
Family Solidarities at the Beginning of Retirement in France....Pages 231-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Pensions and Income Redistribution in a Comparative Perspective: Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study....Pages 261-277
Social Spending: Recent Changes and Conditions for its Long-Term Viability....Pages 279-299
Pensions, Privilege and Poverty: Another “Take” on Intergenerational Equity....Pages 301-321
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Toward a 24-Hour Economy: Implications for the Temporal Structure and Functioning of Family Life....Pages 325-342
Working Schedules: In Search of a Balance Between Family Time and Economic Wellbeing....Pages 343-356
Determinants of Paths of Transition to Total-Work Retirement: A Preliminary Empirical Analysis....Pages 357-375
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