ISBN-13: 9781447301226 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 272 str.
Little research has been done on expatriates who return to their countries of origin in later life an important issue in a time of aging populations and increasing mobility. Bringing together studies of older adults migration patterns in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, South Asia, and Australia, this collection offers the first comprehensive explanation of how and why they return to their homelands. In the process, it addresses such key factors as the strength of family ties; the quality and cost of health and welfare provisions; and psychological adjustment, belonging, and attachment to place. "