This collection of in-depth ethnographic analysis examines the impact of local and global transformations on the care, or lack of care, older people receive in Sub-Saharan Africa. This volume provides the pan-African evidence and analysis needed to move forward debates about how to address the long term care needs of this vulnerable population. Case studies from different regions of the continent (southern, central, east and west Africa) examine formal and informal care, including inter- and intra-generational care, retirement homes, care in the context of poverty, HIV/AIDS and migration.
| ISBN: | 9781447325253 |
| Publication date: | 7th July 2016 |
| Author: | Andries Baart, Josien University of Amsterdam de Klerk, Emily LSE Freeman, Brigit University of Basel Obrist |
| Publisher: | Policy Press an imprint of Bristol University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Ageing in a Global Context |
| Genres: |
Age groups: the elderly Development studies Development economics and emerging economies Medicolegal issues Care of the elderly Social and cultural anthropology |