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Schulz, James Henry was born on July 20, 1936 in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Irwin and Margaret Catherine (Stricker) Schulz.
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With the impending retirement of some 76 million baby boomers in a period of huge government deficits, public anxiety about the social and economic health of an aging nation is widespread. The policy debates are contentious―from deciding who should receive limited subsidized housing and medical services to the ongoing battle over "saving" Social Security and other entitlement programs. Some policy makers and pundits forecast disaster: elderly people will be put out to pasture with inadequate health care and financial resources, and a crumbling social welfare infrastructure will implode under the strain of intergenerational conflict. In Aging Nation, renowned experts James H. Schulz and Robert H. Binstock agree that there is considerable cause for concern but insist that a demographic tsunami is not inevitable. Drawing from the most current data, the authors provide an in-depth analysis of the nation's evolving private and public policies on retirement, faltering employer pensions, health care, workplace conditions, and entitlement programs. They consider such timely issues as poverty among older people, rejoining the workforce after retirement, Social Security and health care reform, as well as the rise of elderly people as a powerful political force. Dispelling popular myths and misconceptions perpetrated by politicians and pundits, Schulz and Binstock consider the economic, political, and social challenges arising from the aging U.S. population, and present a balanced―and reassuring―assessment of the future.
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Still the definitive book on the subject, this volume has been thoroughly revised to cover rapidly changing aspects of the economics of aging. It provides an in-depth examination of the nation's evolving private and public policies on retirement, pension, and health, including, for instance, the dramatic changes in employer-sponsored pensions. New attention is given to the retirement of baby boomers and the financial situation of older women, many of whom still live in poverty. Other topics added to this edition include the proposed new way of measuring poverty, new economic implications of demographic aging, the concept of 'productive aging', an update on reverse annuity mortgages, hybrid pension plans and pension privatization, and current information on Social Security. This highly readable book is essential for everyone concerned with gerontology. A thorough, rich, and current work, this book is the most comprehensive resource available for students, policymakers, researchers, human resource directors, and in short, all who have a personal or professional interest in the essential questions facing the growing aging population in the United States. It examines changes in retirement patterns, problems of older workers, and the complexity of retirement preparation, as well as pension plan health costs and all the programs affecting financial security.
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This book examines claims that aging populations will create serious economic problems for various nations. It examines the question in large part through the eyes of researchers and legislators in three target countries: Australia, Japan, and the United States. These countries were chosen because of similar states of economic development and because all were experiencing a rapid aging of their populations. A comprehensive overview is provided of the economic issues related to aging populations. Several aspects are explored in more depth. To date, it is the most complete and thorough study of economic issues associated with population aging. After a brief review of the phenomenon of demographic aging, the authors give a summary of the major economic programs offered to the aged. Extensive research is used to evaluate the concept of dependency ratios and to predict the impact on younger and older persons of future economic and demographic growth. This discussion then provides the basis for a review of evolving retirement policies in the three countries. Special attention is given to the way pension plans have been designed, especially early and mandatory retirement policies. An assessment of the adequacy of retirement income follows. The final three chapters are devoted to policy options for the future, given trends in demographic aging. Social scientists and economists will be most interested in this study.
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Schulz, James Henry was born on July 20, 1936 in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Irwin and Margaret Catherine (Stricker) Schulz.
Bachelor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, l958; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, l966.
Professor economics, U. N.H., Durham, l965-70;
professor economics, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, l970-;
Kirstein professor aging policy, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1986. Fulbright lecturer economics U. Teheran (Iran), 1967-1968. Board directors AARP/Scudder Growth and Tax Free Trust, New York City.
Consultant Brookdale Foundation, New York City, 1986-1989. Chairman study group on economics of aging, 1982-1987. Downing fellow U. Melbourne (Australia), 1985.
( With the impending retirement of some 76 million baby b...)
( With the impending retirement of some 76 million Baby B...)
( Still the definitive book on the subject, this volume h...)
( This book examines claims that aging populations will c...)
Member task force United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, 1969-1972. Delegate White House Conference on Aging, l97l, 82. Lieutenant United States Navy, l958-6l.
Fellow Gerontological Society of America (president l98l-82, Kleemeier award l983), National Academy Social Insurance, Veterans for Peace, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Ann T. Tibbitts, December 3l, l958. Children: Stephen, Jean, Linda.