Aging and the Welfare State Crisis (The University of Delaware Press Series, the Family in Interdisciplinary Perspective)

"This book addresses the critical issues of demographic aging and its implications for the Welfare State through an in-depth and well-documented analysis of the French case during the period 1880-1990. The aim is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics behind the making of old-age policies in France, and not limited only to reconstituting the decision-making process behind specific public measures.". "This book brings an innovative conceptual framework of analysis that can be transferred to other areas of social politics or public policies at large."--BOOK JACKET.