Age Friendly Communities or Austerity Friendly Communities?

Hello Austerity readers!

Today we have a presentation from Meghan Joy, assistant professor at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) on aging policy and austerity. Meghan presented her research on age friendly communities at our 2016 workshop in Hamilton, and discussed the different ways austerity fits into the picture. Dr. Joy speaks on the gap between the idea of age friendly cities and their implementation in Toronto, highlighting how social policy on aging remains beset with the challenges of a liberal welfare state under structural austerity.

You can find the full presentation on our Research Page under 'Spending, Reform, & Marketization'. Stay tuned for the full paper from Meghan Joy in the coming weeks.

To see more from Meghan, see her profile at Concordia: http://explore.concordia.ca/meghan-joy

We'll post new content every Tuesday morning and our AltAusterity Digest Friday mornings. To keep up with our work, you can subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Twitter @AltAusterity and join the #altausterity conversation!