Risky Dependency: Social Welfare and Dependency in French Policies on Aging

Authors

  • Monique Lanoix Appalachian State University

Keywords:

Eldercare, France (politics), Social risk

Abstract

In this paper, I examine the policies put forward by the French government to address the increasing need for eldercare. I analyze two pivotal terms in these policies—dependency and solidarity—and I consider the proposal of Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s president from 2007 to 2012, to frame dependency as a fifth social risk.

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Published

2013-04-01

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Original Research

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