Ageing, Community, and Neoliberal Governance

As the social and economic pressures of an ageing population mount - combined with the neo-liberal state's retreat from its social welfare obligations - industrial societies are shifting the costs of ageing onto individuals themselves. Senior citizens are increasingly required to take personal responsibility for their own retirement and ageing, through private pensions, personal fitness regimes, and maintaining or growing social and community networks. This book explores the neo-liberal discourse of "active ageing," including how and by whom it is generated and disseminated.

Pe masura ce presiunile sociale si economice ale imbatranirii populatiei cresc - combinate cu retragerea statului neoliberal de obligatiile sale de bunastare sociala - societatile industriale transfera costurile imbatranirii asupra indivizilor. Cetatenilor in varsta li se cere din ce in ce mai mult sa isi asume responsabilitatea personala pentru propria pensie si imbatranire, prin pensii private, regimuri de fitness personal si mentinerea sau dezvoltarea retelelor sociale si comunitare.