Paid work beyond pension age : comparative perspectives /: comparative perspectives. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Simone Scherger.
• Editors: Scherger, Simone
• Contents: 1. Introduction: Paid Work Beyond Pension Age – Causes, Contexts, Consequences; Simone Scherger; PART I: COUNTRY CASES; 2. Work Beyond Age 65 In England And The United States; David Lain; 3. The Social Stratification Of Work Beyond Pension Age In Germany And The UK: Quantitative And Qualitative Evidence; Anna Hokema And Thomas Lux; 4. Characteristics Of Working Pensioners In Italy: Between Early Retirement Tradition And Reforms To Extend Working Life; Andrea Principi, Pietro Checcucci, Mirko Di Rosa And Giovanni Lamura; 5 Work Beyond Pension Age In Sweden: Does A Prolonged Work Life Lead To Increasing Class Inequalities Among Older People?; Björn Halleröd; 6. Work Beyond Pension Age In Russia: Labour Market Dynamics And Job Stability In A Turbulent Economy; Jonas Radl And Theodore P. Gerber; 7. Working Pensioners In China: Financial Necessity Or Luxury Of Choice?; Ge Yu And Klaus Schömann; PART II: CONTEXTS; 8. Pension Reform In Europe: Context, Drivers, Impact; Karen M. Anderson; 9. The Transition To Retirement: The Influence Of Globalization, Public Policy And Company Policies; Victor W. Marshall; 10. Companies And Older Workers: Obstacles And Drivers Of Labour Market Participation In Recruitment And At The Workplace; Jutta Schmitz; 11. Concepts Of Retirement: Comparing Unions, Employers And Age-Related Non-Profit Organizations In Germany And The UK; Steffen Hagemann And Simone Scherger; PART III: CONSEQUENCES; 12. Later-Life Work, Health And Wellbeing: Enduring Inequalities; Katey Matthews And James Nazroo; 13. The Decline Of 'Late Freedom'? Work, Retirement And Activation – Comparative Insights From Germany And The USA; Silke Van Dyk; 14. Open Questions And Future Prospects: Towards New Balances Between Work And Retirement?; Harald Künemund And Simone Scherger;
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 331.398; Older people -- Employment; Careers/General; General; Work-Related Health; Age groups: the elderly; Labour economics; Sociology: work & labour; Employment & unemployment
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137435156; 1137435151
• Related ISBNs: 9781137435132
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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