Ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Spaces and Practices of Care, edited by Jaco Hoffman and Katrien Pype

This collection of in-depth ethnographic analysis examines the impact of local and global transformations on the care, or lack of care, older people receive in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The volume provides the pan-African evidence and analysis needed to move forward debates about how to address the long-term care needs of this vulnerable population. Case studies from different regions of the continent (southern, central, east and west Africa) examine formal and informal care, including inter- and intra-generational care, retirement homes, and care in the context of poverty, HIV/AIDS and migration. With an afterword by Andries Baart.

Edited by Jaco Hoffman and Katrien Pype (2018)
Format Paperback
Pages 224 pages