Contents

pp iii-iv

List of tables and figures

pp v-viii

Preface Working for future ageing societies: ambivalent realities in the ix Mediterranean region

pp ix-xiv

Notes on contributors

pp xv-xx

Part I - The Mediterranean region: its social fabric

pp 1-2

one - Squaring the circle: demographic outlook and social development

pp 3-32

two - Demographic outlook of ageing in the Mediterranean, 1950–2050

pp 33-56

three - An ageing population: institutional context and family values in Southern Europe

pp 57-74

four - Becoming conscious of the ‘whole Mediterranean’: old cleavages and recent developments

pp 75-98

Part II - Comparisons and diversity in employment, health and care: ageing in the Mediterranean

pp 99-100

five - Ageing and employment in the Mediterranean: old and new challenges

pp 101-122

six - The present and future health status of older people in the Mediterranean region

pp 123-150

seven - The new risk of dependency in old age and (missed) employment opportunities: the Southern Europe model in a comparative perspective

pp 151-172

eight - Migration, retirement and transnationalism in the Mediterranean region

pp 173-196

nine - The future of demographic regimes in the Southern Mediterranean

pp 197-212

Part III - Mobilising care support: transnational dynamics in Mediterranean welfare societies

pp 213-214

ten - New approaches to familism in the management of social policy for old age in Portugal

pp 215-234

eleven - Migrant care work for elderly households in Italy

pp 235-256

twelve - Caring for frail older people in Israel

pp 257-272

thirteen - ‘Ageing in place’ in the Maltese islands

pp 273-294

Part IV - Constraints and complexities in ageing societies of the Southern Mediterranean

pp 295-296

fourteen - Ageing in Turkey: the Peter Pan syndrome?

pp 297-324

fifteen - Ageing in Lebanon: evidence and challenges

pp 325-344

sixteen - Ageing in Tunisia

pp 345-358

seventeen - Conclusion and themes for further discussion

pp 359-374

Index

pp 375-384