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ERIC Number: EJ388345
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Social Insurance for the Disabled and Elderly in Historical Perspective.
Berkowitz, Edward D.
Educational Gerontology, v14 n5 p411-18 1988
Contends that despite the association of disability and old age, old age provides a much more secure route to social welfare benefits than does disability. Notes the welfare state for the elderly is larger and enjoys stronger political support than the welfare state for the disabled. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Disabilities, Older Adults, Political Attitudes, Public Policy, Social Responsibility, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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