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This book provides new knowledge about the wellbeing, rights, and policies of older people in the Arctic in the times of changing Nordic welfare. Demographic ageing is taking place in an increasingly globalized world. At the same time, governments are in the process of decreasing the state’s responsibility of peoples’ well-being, and promoting marketization. The book analyses the effects of the changing politics and welfare policies on legal and human rights, services, and on the wellbeing of older people who are affected by the changes being made. It also gives voice to the older people to better identifying their welfare needs. The book demonstrates that there is a lack of political will to address both the negative consequences, and the challenges, of welfare change in the Arctic.
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Naskali, P., Harbison, J.R., Begum, S. (2019). Introduction: Ageing in the Rural North. In: Naskali, P., Harbison, J., Begum, S. (eds) New Challenges to Ageing in the Rural North. International Perspectives on Aging, vol 22. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20603-1_1
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