Borrowing from the Future: A Faith-Based Approach to Intergenerational Equity

Morisy, Ann

ISBN 10: 1441125361 / ISBN 13: 9781441125361

Published by Continuum, London, 2011

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Paperback, signed and dedicated by author on title page ("Paul - with warmest regards, Ann Morisy, May 2011"). An excellent copy. TS.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Borrowing from the Future: A Faith-Based Approach to Intergenerational Equity
• Publisher: Continuum, London
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441125361
• ISBN 13: 9781441125361
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Book Type: Used
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal

About this title

Synopsis

This is a new but pressing issue. The pukka term is 'intergenerational equity' and gerontologists and policy makers have seen it coming for some time. The recession has added to the intensity of the issue, as those in the later stage of life are less likely to be hard hit by changes in relation to pension provision, unemployment and the steep challenge of getting a foot on the property ladder. Societies throughout history have been used to investing in their children, today the worry is the ever rising cost of eldercare. There are profound, but unacknowledged repercussions of the age profile in post-industrial nations that call for re-inventing our life styles and the assumed pursuit of wealth to the bitter end.

About the Author

Ann Morisy is a community theologian and the author of the best-selling books Beyond the Good Samaritan and Journeying Out as well as Bothered and Bewildered (published June 2009). She lectures widely and leads workshops, both in the UK and abroad. She writes about issues in a way that people 'find hard to put down', and in a manner that enables them to incorporate the ideas into their practice.