In Search of Protection. Older People and Their Fight for Survival in Tanzania

ISBN: 9789987080809 出版年：2014 页码：144 Spitzer, Helmut Mkuki na Nyota Publishers

Older people in Tanzania are disadvantaged and marginalized in many ways. They lack adequate formal social protection. They also suffer from diminishing family and community support. They face a series of multi-faceted problems and care for most AIDS-orphans, yet they are a much neglected target group in national social policy and international development programs. This book provides a theoretical discussion of ageing issues and their linkage to social protection. It depicts various policy frameworks at international, Pan-African and national level. And it provides extensive empirical findings on older peopleis living conditions.