Download or read book Age Shock written by Robin Blackburn and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2012-01-02 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most countries face the future with an ageing population, yet most governments are cutting back on pensions and the care services needed by the elderly. Robin Blackburn exposes the perverse reasoning and special interests which have combined to produce this nonsensical state of affairs. This updated paperback edition of Age Shock includes a new preface explaining why the credit crunch and eurozone crisis have had such a devastating impact and outlining a way to guarantee decent pensions and care provision.