Contents // 1 Introduction 1 - Alan Walker // 2 Strategies of Active Ageing in Europe 29 - Alan Walker and Asghar Zaidi // 3 Achieving Economic Sustainability in Ageing Societies 53 - Tarmo Johannes Valkonen and Mikkel Christojfer Barslund // 4 Effective and Sustainable Private Pensions 79 - Theo Nijman and Arthur van Soest // 5 Extending Working Lives 107 - Gerhard Naegele and Jürgen Bauknecht // 6 Healthy Life Years and Social Engagement 143 - Dorly J. H. Deegy Marie-Louise Boertje, and Henrike Galenkamp // 7 Improving Health in Later Life: How a Life Course Approach Could Improve Health and Well-Being in Old Age 177 - Carmen Giefing-Kroll and Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstem // 8 Technology for All 217 - Sebastian Merkel, Rolf G. Heinze, Josef Hilbert, and Gerhard Naegele // 9 Social Support and Long-Term Care for Older People: The Potential for Social Innovation and Active Ageing 255 - Katharine Schidmann, Monika Reichert, and Kai Leichsenring // 10 Promoting the Political Inclusion and Participation of Older People: Social, Psychological and Institutional Perspectives 287 - Amílcar Moreira and Mikkel Barslund // 11 Conclusion: Realising Active Ageing 309 - Alan Walker