What Older Americans Think: Interest Groups and Aging Policy

by Christine L. Day

Book Overview

As the much publicized "graying of America" progresses, political groups that lobby for the elderly have achieved enormous power and organizational success, with no sign of decline in the foreseeable future. What Older Americans Think provides a fresh look at these groups. Are older people united in support of increasing old-age benefits--or perhaps even obsessed with their own financial self-interest, as is sometimes alleged? Do younger people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691603529
• ISBN13: 9780691603520
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"