Intergenerational Pathways to a Sustainable Society
This volume explores intergenerational practices and their impact on social sustainability, with an emphasis on developing programmatic efforts to address profound social challenges such as underperforming educational and work-related systems, failing sup
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Matthew Kaplan Mariano Sanchez Jaco Hoffman
Intergenerational Pathways to a Sustainable Society
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Perspectives on Sustainable Growth
Series Editor Min Ding Smeal College of Business The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA, USA School of Management Fudan University Shanghai, China
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11935
Matthew Kaplan • Mariano Sanchez Jaco Hoffman
Intergenerational Pathways to a Sustainable Society
Matthew Kaplan Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA, USA
Mariano Sanchez Faculty of Political Science and Sociology University of Granada Granada, Spain
Jaco Hoffman Optentia Research Focus Area, Ageing and Generational Dynamics in Africa (AGenDA) North-West University Vanderbijlpark, South Africa Oxford Institute of Population Ageing University of Oxford Oxford, UK
ISSN 2199-8566 ISSN 2199-8574 (electronic) Perspectives on Sustainable Growth ISBN 978-3-319-47017-7 ISBN 978-3-319-47019-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-47019-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016955821 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
“No one can win the war individually, it takes the wisdom of our elders and young people’s energy.” [A line from Glory, a song written by John Legend and Common.] Writing about the US civil rights movement of the 1960s, these two artists captured the essence of intergenerational solidarity and how vital it is to creating and maintaining strong, interdependent communities and families. Whether addressing current societal issues on the micro or macro level, the most effective solutions have a distinct intergenerational dimension. Intergene
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