Government Spending on the Elderly

Book Overview

This book examines the aging of the US population as a primary domestic public policy issue. An increase in the proportion of the elderly in the total population will potentially result in a significant growth in the number of beneficiaries in major federal entitlement programs, leading to fiscal pressures and challenges for economic growth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349352810
• ISBN13: 9781349352814
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"