The Longevity Dividend

Later Life, Lifelong Learning and Productive Societies

Gebonden Engels 2023 9783031353345
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This book offers global evidence about the increasing longevity, its consequences and its potential for societal benefits. Based on statistics, academic literature, policy initiatives and numerous country experiences, it explains the interconnected effects of a longer later life, lifelong learning and more productive societies. This larger picture shows how the future can be managed by making strategic choices today. Choosing the right policies allows gaining the maximum benefits from the longevity dividend for current and future generations. This book explains how investing in lifelong learning can enrich the longevity dividend. It gives valuable insights for policy advisors, decision makers, researchers, health professionals, practitioners, students of aging and late life educators.

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ISBN13:9783031353345
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Springer Nature Switzerland

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<p>Chapter 1. Life expectancy, learning in later life and the longevity dividend.- Chapter 2.- The evolution of the later years of life.- Chapter 3. Societal gains from a larger population share of older people.- Chapter 4. Long life learning.- Chapter 5. Characteristics of the older learner and learning in the later years.- Chapter 6. Understanding the longevity dividend.- Chapter 7. Societal choices enhance the longevity dividend.- Chapter 8. Lifelong learning system.- Chapter 9. Lifelong learning and the social compact.- Chapter 10. The longevity dividend and societal transformation.</p>

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