Aging, Employment, and Poverty in Argentina

PAZ, JORGE A.

Global Aging Issues and Policies - Understanding the Importance of Comprehending and Studying the Aging Process

Charles C Thomas Publisher LTD

Lugar: Illinois; Año: 2013; p. 325 - 350

The purpose of this chapter is to review and discuss data dealing with the issue of older adults? employment in Argentina, within a context where aging in populations is rapidly and unevenly growing between provinces and regions of the country. Indirectly, this leads us to address several supplementary issues, including gender and poverty conditions of elders. The analysis is based on information from household surveys and population censuses, which are available on the website of the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC, for its acronym in Spanish). Also, the article is based on documents describing public policies on seniors? employment implemented in the country during the past years.