Mattsson, Titti; Axmin, Martina; Holm, Emma --- "Perspectives on solidarity in social security, healthcare and medical research" [2017] ELECD 491; in Numhauser-Henning, Ann (ed), "Elder Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) 309

Book Title: Elder Law

Editor(s): Numhauser-Henning, Ann

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781785369087

Section: Chapter 13

Section Title: Perspectives on solidarity in social security, healthcare and medical research

Author(s): Mattsson, Titti; Axmin, Martina; Holm, Emma

Number of pages: 26

Abstract/Description:

Europe is currently undergoing rapid demographic changes, greater mobility and economic difficulties. The chapter analyses how these societal changes challenge legal systems originally based on the principle of solidarity. In particular, the chapter discusses how the changing degree of solidarity for non-active groups affects the ageing population. The authors describe and analyse different perspectives of the solidarity principle in elder law by analysing its diverse content, function and problems in three areas – namely social security, cross-border healthcare and medical research. Solidarity, social security, demographic changes, clinical research, cross-border healthcare, older people