This book explores how demographic changes affect inter-generational
transfers of time, money, goods, and services, all things that play a
role in the well-being of individuals and families. It details the
nature and measurement of transfers, their motives and mechanisms, and
their macro-level dimensions, especially in the context of demographic
transitions. Coverage includes original empirical analyses of datasets
from some twenty countries and extends the traditional analysis of
inter-generational transfers by examining different types of transfers.