Distributing social goods between generations

Conclusion The issue of justice in intergenerational exchange has been studied with a focus on what is owed the elderly. Conceptual matters have been emphasized. The analysis has concerned two levels: the macrolevel on which a social contract might be achieved between representatives of generation-based interest groups, and a microlevel on which members of families and family-based networks have to find a proper balance between elder care and their other wants and obligations. The paper was written with the situation in Sweden in mind, but I believe that the analytical arguments have a wider generality.