Age Power: How the 21st Century Will Be Ruled by the New Old

Jeremy P Tarcher, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4th Printing Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards showing shadow of a stain on bottom front board. Red end papers; front free end paper has inscription ""To Life !"" in bold black marker followed by what looks like someone's initial. Otherwise interior text block clean & tight; no other writing or markings noted. Dust jacket very good but with discoloration on the verso (appears to be offset of color from something laid in) and shows as smudge on bottom corner of front jacket; not price clipped. *Published in 1999 at the beginning of the 21st Century. From the jacket, The. . . . "" daunting questions that are addressed in the book: --What will ""old"" be in the twenty-first century? With continued advances in longevity, all of the traditional life-stage markers and boundaries will need to be adjusted. --Will tens of millions of elder boomers outlive their pensions and retirement savings, and how can financial disaster be prevented? --What new life stages will be created as tens of millions of us live to eighty or even one hundred? --With the advent of four-generation families, are we prepared to spend more years caring for our aging parents than for our children? --Are our politicians capable of distributing government resources fairly among many generations, each with its own distinct needs, fear, and expectations? --Who will pay for the long-term care of tomorrow's elderly, and how will our current health care system handle the onslaught of chronic degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's?