SOLIDARITY BETWEEN THE GENERATIONS - OLD- AGE, FAMILIES AND THE STATE- FRENCH - ATTIASDONFUT,C

The goal of this collective work of about 20 international contributor s is to examine the interface between public intergenerational solidar ity, central to the welfare state, and intergenerational solidarity wi thin families, including the interaction. and interference between the public and private systems. Despite the title, not all contributions address the central theme, although all present varied and useful pers pectives. Formal and informal caregiving is discussed extensively as a manifestation of the tension between public and familial solidarity. A key message is that, although social policies regarding intergenerat ional solidarity are designed to be an instrument of risk management, they are also the source of risk for the continuity and development of intergenerational solidarity.