Europe: An Age-inclusive Society?

Compared to the other regions covered in these four JPA special issues, the countries of Europe – including here both Western Europe and the European countries of the former Soviet Union - are relatively homogeneous in many respects that matter for the lives of their older populations. Thirty or forty years ago differences between east and west, and north and south, were more apparent than they are now. Major differences remain, however, and to a European, these will loom large. These differences are particularly marked between the Western European members of the European Union and the European countries of the former Soviet Union: Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine. These countries, together with a handful of others in the east and south-east of the region, are outliers in respect of characteristics such as household income, pension generosity, and the quality of health care that have manifest consequences for the well-being of older people. By most measures, older people in Sweden are better off than older people in Romania or Serbia, and even more so in the European countries of the former Soviet Union. The Swedes live longer and in better health, they have higher incomes, and are beneficiaries of a mature welfare state with well-funded social care.

по моей имхе: собака порылась в лругом месте, но вэлфэр так вэлфэр
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