SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS OF SENIOR PEOPLE IN URBAN AREAS: TOWARDS A NEW EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
Abstract
The paper considers aspects related to the evolution of EU social policy for the protection of senior people in urban areas. To begin, it offers an overview of the main policies enacted at an International and European level with the aim of protecting seniors’ rights and empowering their participation in social and economic life. One main finding of the analysis is that the need of EU institutions to tackle the demographic change of European people and turn the phenomenon of ageing into a resource for the society heavily depends on the urban social policies that the EU shall implement in the future. The paper concludes that the challenges inherent the creation of ageing-friendly and green cities can be achieved only giving senior people freedoms in a public sphere of active democratic participation.Albeit its unitary conception, Erik Longo drafted Sections 1, 4, and 5 while Laura Vagni drafted the other Sections.
About the Authors
E. Longo
THE UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA, ITALY
Italy
Italy
L. Vagni
THE UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA, ITAL
Italy
Italy
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Longo E., Vagni L. SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS OF SENIOR PEOPLE IN URBAN AREAS: TOWARDS A NEW EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE. Journal of Law and Administration. 2016;(4):63-72. (In Russ.)
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