{"product_id":"the-long-baby-boom-an-optimistic-vision-for-a-graying-generation-9780801888519","title":"The Long Baby Boom An Optimistic Vision for a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2006, the first baby boomers turned 60, unleashing a veritable tidal wave of gloomy punditry, advertising for financial services, and forecasts of impending national bankruptcy. This work rejects such catastrophic predictions. It forecasts baby boomers' career plans, health trends, and cultural and political values.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoldsmith's proposals are worth exploring... He paints a persuasive picture of a more positive outcome for both baby boomers and our economy. Health Affairs A 'must' for any college-level collection on social issues and contemporary American social history. Midwest Book Review 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e1. The Baby Boom: The Self-Involved Glacier\u003cbr\u003e2. The Social Safety Net for Older Americans: The Expensive Legacy of the New Deal\u003cbr\u003e3. Living to Work: Boomers, Retirement, and the Knowledge Economy\u003cbr\u003e4. Healthy Aging: Enabling a Longer, More Active Life\u003cbr\u003e5. Encouraging Work in Later Life: What Can Be Done?\u003cbr\u003e6. Medicare: The Mount Everest of Entitlements\u003cbr\u003e7. Social Security Reform: Grasping the Third Rail\u003cbr\u003e8. What We Need to Do\u003cbr\u003e9. What Baby Boomers Should Do for Themselves\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405205709143,"sku":"9780801888519","price":20.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801888519.jpg?v=1730489106","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-long-baby-boom-an-optimistic-vision-for-a-graying-generation-9780801888519","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}