Économie des âges de la vie / Generational Economics

Putting an End to Generational Conflict

von Hippolyte D'Albis

316 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Today, in France, the generational war is being replayed at every opportunity. Pensioners, who are inevitably rich, selfish and politically influential, are said to be leaving behind mountains of debt and carbon emissions. Young people, who are clearly being sacrificed, are said to be facing unemployment, unable to find housing and contributing to their pensions at a loss.Hippolyte d'Albis wants to put an end to these stereotypes and returns to the facts established by the brand new discipline of life course economics. Drawing on a set of previously unpublished statistics, he shows that, overall, living standards are improving from generation to generation. No, things were not better in the past! He also highlights all the transfers made between the different stages of life by the family, the state and the market. However, the public debate only takes into account some of these transfers, namely those made by the public authorities. Moreover, the solidarity provided by the state is increasingly focused on young people and less and less on the elderly.It is therefore less a question of pitting generations against each other than of strengthening the ties between them. How can this be achieved and with what resources? This is what the author invites us to examine.Based on demography and generations, it is another vision of the economy, one that is much more human.

• Themen: Ratgeber Lebenshilfe, Persönlichkeitsentwicklung und praktische Tipps Persönliche Finanzen
• ISBN: 9782415015862
• Sprache: Französisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.06.2026
• Größe: 220 x 145 mm
• Verlag: Odile Jacob