Ageing through Austerity: Critical Perspectives from Ireland

Demographic Ageing Is Identified As A Global Challenge With Significant Social Policy Implications. This Book Explores These Implications, With A Particular Focus On The Pressures And Prospects For Ageing Societies In The Context Of Austerity. The Book Presents A Carefully Crafted Study Of Ageing In Ireland, One Of The Countries Hardest Hit By The Eurozone Financial Crisis. Providing A Close, Critical Analysis Of Ageing And Social Policy That Draws Directly On The Perspectives Of Older People, The Text Makes Significant Advances In Framing Alternatives To Austerity-driven Government Policy And Neoliberalism, Giving A Refreshing Interdisciplinary Account Of Contemporary Ageing.