Preface -- 1 Social policy, human rights, and older adults -- 2 The framework for federal involvement : the White House conference on aging and the Older Americans Act -- 3 Income policy and human rights -- 4 Policy and the rights to liberty and security -- 5 Policy and rights to health and health care -- 6 Employment, retirement, and human rights -- 7 Policy, family, and human rights -- 8 The most vulnerable groups of older adults -- 9 Global aging, policy, and human rights -- 10 Policy challenges in meeting the rights of older adults -- Appendix: the universal declaration of human rights -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.