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This chapter addresses the question of government spending on the elderly from a woman’s perspective. The point of view I bring is that of an old woman, a semi-retired feminist economist, who is a participant observer of the process of growing old. I live in a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) and so am well situated to observe the aging of my neighbors and friends as well as myself. In this chapter, I will comment on some of the policies being advocated or adopted that may affect women and men in different ways.
Acknowledgments: I thank my daughter Sarah Shaw Tatoun as well as Brittany Stalsburg and Erica Williams of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research for their expert assistance in preparing references and tables, my daughter Rachel Shaw for her careful reading and encouragement, and my colleagues Marianne Ferber, Nancy Folbre, and Barbara Gault for their thoughtful comments.
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Shaw, L.B., Antonopoulos, R. (2007). Differing Prospects for Women and Men: Young Old-Age, Old Old-Age, and Eldercare. In: Papadimitriou, D.B. (eds) Government Spending on the Elderly. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230591448_5
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