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Globalisation and the Future of Ageing: Developing a Critical Gerontology

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Debates on globalisation have become an important area within the social sciences. The purpose of this chapter is to extend this discussion to the study of ageing and in particular the field of critical gerontology. Some of the concerns here include issues around inequality and social divisions running through the life course. These are being changed and influenced in new ways by the political and economic changes associated with globalisation. The argument of the paper is that globalisation brings forth a new set of actors and institutions influencing the social construction of public policy for old age. Some of the themes covered in this paper include the rise of transnational bodies such as the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation, problems affecting people in the developing world, the acceleration of global migration in various forms, and changes in the nature of citizenship and citizen-rights. The chapter concludes by setting out the case for an ‘age- sensitive’ globalisation that can provide an effective challenge to new forms of inequality and exclusion.

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  • Chris Phillipson, 2003. "Globalisation and the Future of Ageing: Developing a Critical Gerontology," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 8(4), pages 144-152, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:8:y:2003:i:4:p:144-152
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.868
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    1. Ramesh Mishra, 1999. "Globalization and the Welfare State," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 826.
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