Contents PART I: INTRODUCTION Growing Older in World Cities: Implications for Health and Long-Term Care Policy Victor G. Rodwin, Michael K. Gusmano, and Robert N. Butler How Can We Compare New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo? Defining Spatial Units of Analysis Victor G. Rodwin and Michael K. Gusmano PART II: NEW YORK Growing Old in the City That Never Sleeps: Aging in New York Emanuel Tobier The Health of Older New Yorkers Daniel Weisz and Michael K. Gusmano Organizing Care for Older Persons in New York: The Social Class Vulnerabilities of a World City David Barton Smith The Housing of Older New Yorkers Kenneth Knapp Lifestyle Patterns, Social Networks, and the Use of Formal Services in New York: The Impact of Ethnicity, Class, and Culture on Older People Marjorie H. Cantor PART III: LONDON Aging, Health, and Social Services in London Anthony M.

Warnes Inequalities amongst older people in London: The challenge of diversity Maria Evandrou Long-Term Care Facilities in London Inge Strüder and Tony Warnes Living Arrangements and Housing Among Older People in London Tony Warnes and Inge Strüder PART IV: PARIS Growing Older in the City of Light Victor G. Rodwin The Health of Older Parisians Véronique Lucas-Gabrielli, Philippe Pépin, François Tonnellier Inequalities and Quality of Life Among Older Persons in Paris Marie-Ève Joël et Robert Haas Living Arrangements and Long-Term Care for Older Persons in Paris Florence de Maria, Victor G. Rodwin and Marc Esponda PART V: TOKYO Tokyo: A Pathbreaker in Long-Term Care? Naoki Ikegami Aging, Socio-Economic Status, and Neighborhood Differences in Tokyo Yukiko Kudo The Challenge of Aging in A Global City: Central Tokyo Yasuo Takagi Growing Old With Tokyo John and Ruth Campbell Creativity under Uniformity: Implementation of Japan's New Long-Term Care Insurance in Central Tokyo Etsuji Okamoto Long-term Care in Tokyo: Home or Institutional Care? Keiko Honda PART VI: COMPARATIVE ANALYSES The Continuum of Long-Term Care in World Cities: From Institutionalization to Home Care Gabriel Montero, Michael K. Gusmano, and Victor G. Rodwin Growing Older in World Cities: Themes, Interpretations and Future Research Michael K. Gusmano and Victor G. Rodwin.