{"product_id":"what-you-need-to-know-teresa-ghilarducci-9780268029630","title":"What You Need To Know About the Economics of Growing Old (But Were Afraid to Ask): A Provocative Reference Guide to the Economics of Aging","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the aid of her Economics of Aging class, Teresa Ghilarducci has compiled this comprehensive sourcebook as a guide for politicians, economists, journalists, students, and ordinary Americans through the maze of Social Security and the economics of growing old in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat You Need to Know About the Economics of Growing Old (But Were Afraid to Ask)\u003c\/i\u003eis divided into five sections. The first section addresses the status of the elderly and explores such issues as the average life expectancy and the number of elderly living in poverty. The second deals with the structure of the Social Security system and its disbursements of benefits. The third traces the economic path to old age. The fourth considers changing social norms, including the increase in the number of women in the workforce. The final section looks at what happens when the elderly work for pay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be valuable from the classroom to the halls of Congress. Simply put, it contains information everyone should know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Teresa Ghilarducci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268029636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268029630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.64h x 5.58w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 12 - Strongly Recommended","brand":"Teresa Ghilarducci","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119495835903,"sku":"9780268029630","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-you-need-to-know-teresa-ghilarducci-9780268029630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}