Demographic change and intergenerational justice: the implementation of long-term thinking in the political decision making process

Intergenerational justice has been achieved if the opportunities of the members of the next generation to fulfill their needs are better than those of the members of the preceding generation. For this, each generation ought to leave for the next generation an amount of resources is at least equal to its own amount. The book deals with the complex relationship between intergenerational justice and demographic change and is characterized by its interdisciplinary approach. The authors come from a multitude of professional backgrounds and fromseveral countries. This illustrates the implications of the demographic shiftfrom many different perspectives. The books deals not only with the aspects of economic policy but also with environmental, societal and philosophical issues. Interdisciplinary approach Describes the challenges of demographic change within a larger view of intergenerational justice Practical and focused on policy-making

• ISBN: 978-3-540-77083-1
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 235
• Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés