The goal of this study was to identify factors perceived by rural older adults as important for their old-age economic circumstances. Ten individuals aged between 55-85 years from one rural village in Kenya were interviewed. The interviews were analyzed using tenets of interpretive phenomenological analysis. Four themes emerged from the data:…

Childhood disabilities entail a range of immediate and long-term economic costs that have important implications for the well-being of the child, the family, and society but that are difficult to measure. In an extensive research review, Mark Stabile and Sara Allin examine evidence about three kinds of costs--direct, out-of-pocket costs incurred…