 In
this issue
No.
112 June 1982
LettersUpdateBriefly...
HEALTHY
AND WISE
Issue editor Debbie Taylor notices that she and the rest of the world are
growing old; but discovers it might not be so bad after all.
The
age of ageing – the facts that reveal a young world growing
old.
Old people
need what people need
Alex Comfort on the rights of the elderly
Paying
for pensions
A fair pension for a fair life’s work – but can we afford
it? Jane Manthorpe investigates.
The bus
to Gaborone
When the young leave for the city the generation gap widens in
the village. Debbie Taylor reports.
8 ways to
live longer
Blueprint for a good long life
It’s
a family affair
Deborah Davis-Friedmann describes how China plans to cope with
her ageing millions.
Out of sight,
out of mind
Many old peoples’ homes are archaic and degrading, writes Pamela
Martin. But there are alternatives.
Broken homes
Graham Hancock meets an isolated man in a Nairobi
slum – and
finds some people trying to rebuild a caring
community.
Head over
heels at sixty
New Internationalist highlights a pervasive prejudice
and explodes the myths of ageing.
Still
prowling, still growling
An interview with Gray Panther founder Maggie
Kuhn by Chris Sheppard.
Worth
Reading on... AGEING
Ideas
for action
Reviews:
New books and a classicCountry
profile: ParaguayCover
photograph: Jesco Von
Puttkamer / Alan Hutchison Library
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