TY - CHAP
T1 - Ageing, wellbeing and development
T2 - Brazil and South Africa
AU - Barrientos, Armando
AU - Møller, Valerie
AU - Saboia, João
AU - Lloyd-Sherlock, Peter
AU - Mase, Julia
PY - 2018/2/28
Y1 - 2018/2/28
N2 - This chapter discusses the impact of individual ageing on the wellbeing of older people and their households in low-income areas Brazil and South Africa. The research was based on a longitudinal and comparative survey of around 1000 older persons and their households in selected low-income locations in the two countries. A comparison of older people’s wellbeing levels in 2002 and 2008 found improvement over time in a range of wellbeing indicators: per capita household income and expenditure; multidimensional measures; and life satisfaction measures. For low-income households, pension income is essential to their wellbeing, livelihoods, and social inclusion. The research findings suggest that, with appropriate public policies, individual ageing is not necessarily associated with a decline in wellbeing in developing countries.
AB - This chapter discusses the impact of individual ageing on the wellbeing of older people and their households in low-income areas Brazil and South Africa. The research was based on a longitudinal and comparative survey of around 1000 older persons and their households in selected low-income locations in the two countries. A comparison of older people’s wellbeing levels in 2002 and 2008 found improvement over time in a range of wellbeing indicators: per capita household income and expenditure; multidimensional measures; and life satisfaction measures. For low-income households, pension income is essential to their wellbeing, livelihoods, and social inclusion. The research findings suggest that, with appropriate public policies, individual ageing is not necessarily associated with a decline in wellbeing in developing countries.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85045550169&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.56687/9781447314752-018
DO - 10.56687/9781447314752-018
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85045550169
SN - 9781447314738
VL - 1
T3 - The New Dynamics of Ageing
SP - 307
EP - 323
BT - The New Dynamics of Ageing
A2 - Walker, Alan
PB - Policy Press
ER -