The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity, by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott

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May 26, 2016
Last updated
February 16, 2017
Danny Dorling
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#1 Submitted by ollieb on July 5, 2016 - 12:51pm
'One, which is described as the best summary of the current demographic consensus, dates from 1975.' The said reference, which dates to 1975, relates to an age-old debate about what factors cause increasing life expectancy. The book caveats that there are myriad causes, and the reference gives the 'probably' best explanation 'to the extent that any consensus exists'. So, it isn't relating to new demographic trends, which would of course be ridiculously outdated if using 1975 statistics, rather it relates to a debate about what causes increasing life expectancy. It is a different debate about whether this too is outdated given advancements in the nature of work, education, medicine, health information and income since 1975, but for you to imply the use of an outdated statistic in this singular context is misleading.

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