Global economic crisis and the implications of global environmental change have led
academics and policy-makers to consider how 'development'in all parts of the world should …

Critical gerontology views aging as a social construction that reflects the intersections of
micro-processes with the macro-level forces of individual aging experiences. In the contexts …

This paper extends research on geographies of ageing in relation to urban academic and
policy debates. We illustrate how older people in urban African contexts deploy their agency …

In an age of international migration, we do not yet well understand the impacts of adult
children's immigration processes on their parents' later lives. Drawing on data from a larger …

Offering fresh perspectives on the lived experience of ageing in extreme poverty, this article
delves into unpacking the relationally driven processes of social, institutional, and self …

In India, despite heavy constitutional protection, due to caste-based discrimination, millions
of residents are still struggling to access their basic rights such as good food, quality of …

The paper draws out the social and political struggles of everyday practices in slum
neighbourhoods and the diverse strategies adopted by widows who are under threat of …

The global youth population is larger than at any time in human history. This chapter
explores what this might mean in the context of global development. It begins with a brief …

Globalization and the mobility of people across domestic and international boundaries have
become part of the rhythm and tempo of the modern world, and increasingly the elderly …

Development initiatives and population policies adopted in the 1960s and 1970s have
helped to reduce fertility and mortality rates, with rising life expectancy due to improvements …