Government Spending on the Elderly
Description
This book examines the aging of the US population as a primary domestic public policy issue. An increase in the proportion of the elderly in the total population will potentially result in a significant growth in the number of beneficiaries in major federal entitlement programs, leading to fiscal pressures and challenges for economic growth.
Keywords
OLDER PEOPLE_GOVERNMENT POLICYSOCIAL SECURITYOLD AGE ASSISTANCEOLDER PEOPLE_SOCIAL CONDITIONS
2007Book
Author(s)Dimitri B. Papadimitriou
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780230500617
LanguageEnglish
