Includes index.
Population developments in a global context
Pension options, motivations, and choices
Pension structures and the implications of aging
Retirement systems and the economic costs of aging
Beyond pensions to health care considerations
Labor supply and living standards
Too many wants or too few workers?
Alternatives to finding more workers
Aligning retirement policy with labor needs
Funding pensions and securing retiree claims
Macroeconomic policies for improved living standards
Risks associated with alternative public policies
Roadmap to the future.
The economic implications of aging societies : the costs of living happily ever after by Steven A. Nyce. ISBN 9780521617246. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.