Diverging trends in life expectancy at age 50 : a look at causes of death / Dana A. Glei, France Mesle, and Jacques Vallin -- Are international differences in health similar to international differences in life-expectancy? / Eileen M. Crimmins, Krista Garcia, and Jung Ki Kim -- Contribution of...

Conceptualising cash for care : the origins of contemporary debates -- Care allowances and the formalisation of care arrangements -- Cash for care in the French welfare state : a skilful compromise? -- The commodification of care - the Italian way -- Contracting one's family members : the Dutch...

Overview : issues and options for an aging population / David I. Shactman and Stuart H. Altman -- An international perspective on policies for an aging society / Jonathan Gruber and David A. Wise -- Budget estimates : what we know, what we can't know, and why it matters / Henry J. Aaron --...