Ageing, well-being and development. A comparative study of Brazil and South Africa
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Environment and Development
Abstract
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Publications
Barrientos A
(2013)
'Growing' social protection in developing countries: Lessons from Brazil and South Africa
in Development Southern Africa
Barrientos A
(2011)
Poverty Transitions Among Older Households in Brazil and South Africa
in SSRN Electronic Journal
Barrientos A
(2012)
Poverty Transitions among Older Households in Brazil and South Africa
in The European Journal of Development Research
Barrientos A
(2011)
Assessing Wellbeing and Deprivation in Later Life: A Multidimensional Counting Approach
in SSRN Electronic Journal
Barrientos, A.
(2012)
From Exclusion to Inclusion in Old Age: A Global Challenge
Lloyd-Sherlock P
(2012)
Cash Transfers and the Well-being of Older People in Brazil
in Development and Change
Lloyd-Sherlock P
(2012)
Pensions, poverty and wellbeing in later life: Comparative research from South Africa and Brazil
in Journal of Aging Studies
Møller V
(2012)
What are The Best and Worst Times in the Lives of South African Township Dwellers? A Content Analysis of the Self-Defined End-Anchors for Bernheim's ACSA Scale of Subjective Well-Being
in Social Indicators Research
Møller V
(2012)
Perceptions of Fortune and Misfortune in Older South African Households: Social Assistance and the 'Good Life'
in Social Indicators Research
Description | 1. Capturing wellbeing among older people in developing countries requires a multidimensional perspective and a focus on households. 2. On average, comparisons of older people's wellbeing levels in 2002 and 2008 show improvement. 3. Individual ageing is not necessarily associated with an inevitable decline in wellbeing in developing countries. 4. The overall improvement in older people's wellbeing nets out significant change in wellbeing at the household level over time. 5. Overall, a majority of older people in Brazil and South Africa are satisfied with their lives. 6. For low-income households, pension income, especially non-contributory pension income, is essential to wellbeing, livelihoods and social inclusion. 7. Other dimensions of social policy are important to the wellbeing of older people too. [See Barrientos, A.; Lloyd-Sherlock, P.; Moller, V. Saboia. J. , and Mase, J. [2018] Ageing, well-being and development: Brazil and South Africa, in Walker, A. Ed. The New Dynamics of Ageing Vol. 1, Policy Press, ch.15 pp. 307-324.] |
Exploitation Route | This award was part of the New Dynamics of Ageing Programme which has implemented a dissemination and impact strategy. |
Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy Healthcare Government Democracy and Justice |
Description | Ageing, well being and development |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Workshop to disseminate findings and engage with potential users |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | Ageing, well being and development |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Workshop to disseminate findings and engage with potential users |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
Description | Ageing, well being and development |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Presentation by the research team on the findings of the project at a seminar on ageing, well being and development |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2012 |
Description | Ageing, well being and development |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Presentation by the research team on the main findings of the project at a Seminar on Ageing, well being and development, at the University of Johannesburg, Centre for Social Development Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, on the 24th March 2011 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
Description | Social protection and health in developing countries. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Invited presentation to OECD (Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development), Paris |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |