scholarly journals Elderly Poverty and its Measurement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoko Niimi ◽  
Charles Yuji Horioka
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Poverty

Trends in Elderly Poverty in Hong Kong: A Decomposition Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 129 (2) ◽  
pp. 551-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siu-Yau Lee ◽  
Kee-Lee Chou
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Elderly Poverty

The Causes and Challenges of Elderly Poverty in Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-179
Author(s):  
Young Tae Sung ◽  
In Kyu Choi
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Poverty

Poverty Is Preventable

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
Mark Robert Rank ◽  
Lawrence M. Eppard ◽  
Heather E. Bullock
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Single Parent ◽  
War On Poverty ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Considerable Evidence ◽  
Single Parent Families ◽  
Elderly Poverty ◽  
The 1960S

Chapter 9 addresses the myth that poverty is inevitable. This idea goes back to Biblical times and is often expressed by conservatives. In contrast, this chapter argues that poverty is preventable. Three examples are given in which poverty has been substantially reduced: (1) the War on Poverty during the 1960s and early 1970s; (2) the elderly poverty rate from 1959 to 2019; and (3) single-parent families in Denmark. In each case, poverty has been reduced through social policies. The chapter concludes that the problem is not a lack of solutions. There is considerable evidence demonstrating what strategies are effective in reducing poverty. The problem lies in a lack of political will to implement these strategies. Politicians have used the myth of poverty’s inevitability to reinforce their agenda of a smaller federal government footprint.

Why Now? Broken Health Care and an Opportunity for Change

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence R. Jacobs ◽  
Theda Skocpol
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Social Security ◽  
American Democracy ◽  
Racial Oppression ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Elderly Poverty ◽  
Just Right

Major reforms such as Social Security, Civil Rights, or Medicare are enacted in American democracy only when the stars align just right. Problems such as elderly poverty or racial oppression can fester for a very long time before reforms are even attempted—and attempts can...

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