Population ageing in Ireland: projections 2002 - 2021.
dc.contributor.author | Connell, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Pringle, Dennis | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-26T10:15:43Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2015-02-26T10:15:43Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Connell, P. & Pringle, D., 2004. Population ageing in Ireland: projections 2002 - 2021. Dublin: National Council on Ageing and Older People. | en |
dc.identifier.isbn | 1900378329 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/345395 | en |
dc.description | It has been proposed that this 'crisis' will arise because an ageing population will result in a smaller proportion of people of working age supporting an increasingly dependent older age group causing an unsustainable depletion of our public finances. In response to this 'threat', proposed policy solutions have focused on greater fiscal discipline, reduced public provision of services in favour of greater self-sufficiency, increasing productivity and increasing population growth. The 'apocalyptic scenarios' that have been presented are often based on the following assumptions: that older people are a social and economic burden; that the ageing of the population will result in correspondingly higher dependency ratios; and that there is a linear relationship between the size of the older population and public expenditure. These assumptions are at best erroneous and at worst promote ageism in society. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | National Council on Ageing and Older People | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Report | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | No 81 | en |
dc.subject | AGEING POPULATION | en |
dc.subject | FINANCE | en |
dc.subject | POPULATION CHANGE | en |
dc.subject | EXPENDITURE | en |
dc.title | Population ageing in Ireland: projections 2002 - 2021. | en |
dc.type | Report | en |
dc.contributor.department | National Council on Ageing and Older People | en |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-30T12:09:26Z |