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One of the most important political and economic challenges facing Europe and elsewhere is the ageing of societies. Must ageing populations create conflict between generations and crisis for health systems? Our answer is no. The problem is not so much demographic change as the political and policy challenge of creating fair, sustainable and effective policies for people of all ages. This book, based on a large European Observatory study, uses new evidence to challenge some of the myths surrounding ageing and its effects on economies and health systems. Cataclysmic views of population ageing are often based on stereotypes and anecdotes unsupported by evidence. How we address ageing societies is a choice. Societies can choose policies that benefit people of all ages, promoting equity both within and between generations, and political coalitions can be built to support such policies. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Describes how EU health policy has been developed. This book discusses how EU policy is influenced by lobbies in Brussels and by four big member states: France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. It is suitable for students of EU policy and politics, as well as health policy makers

This timely book explores how changing territorial politics are impacting on social citizenship rights across the UK.

Intro -- Nationalism and Self-Government -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Autonomy and Its Explanations -- 2. Two Stateless Nations: Scotland and Catalonia -- Part I. Politics -- 3. Scotland 1960-1979: The Road to Nowhere -- 4. Scotland 1979-1997:Centralization and Backlash -- 5. Catalonia 1975-1980: Compelling Autonomy -- 6. Catalonia 1980-2000 -- Part II. Policies -- 7. Shaping Autonomous Scotland: The Scotland Office and Scotland Acts -- 8. Constructing Catalonia: Policy Sectors and the Politics of Competencies -- 9. Will they stay or will they go? -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Brings together experts from six countries to ask what territorial decentralization does and what it means for democracy, policymaking and the welfare state. The authors analyze the successes, the generalizable ideas, and the international lessons in the study of comparative territorial politics