how long life is changing the world of health, work, innovation, policy, and purpose /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Paul H. Irving ; with Rita Beamish
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xxxii, 270 pages).
SERIES
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Wiley finance series
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Foreword / Michael Milken -- Introduction: aging and change : a new day is coming / Paul H. Irving -- Preface : the rise of a mature world : by the numbers / Paul H. Irving, President, The Milken Institute -- Opportunities and innovations -- Our aging population : it may just save us all / Laura L. Carstensen -- Personalized aging : one size doesn't fit all / Pinchas Cohen -- The bold new world of healthy aging / Freda Lewis-Hall -- Disruptive demography : the new business of old age / Joseph F. Coughlin -- Afterword -- About the authors -- Index
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose explores a titanic shift that will alter every aspect of human existence, from the jobs we hold to the products we buy to the medical care we receive - an aging revolution underway across America and the world. Moving beyond the stereotypes of dependency and decline that have defined older age, The Upside of Aging reveals the vast opportunity and potential of this aging phenomenon, despite significant policy and societal challenges that must be addressed