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ISBN:9781845424251
Editorial: Edward Elgar
Fecha de la edición:2008
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Nº Pág.:240
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This provocative book considers the changing status of older workers, the evolution of public policy on age and work and the behaviour of employers. It attempts to answer the critical question: In an ageing society, can older workers look forward to the prospect of longer working lives with choice and security and make successful transitions to retirement? "Ageing Labour Forces" challenges the current stance of many governments and observers concerning policies to extend working lives. It utilises perspectives and case studies from public policy, employment policy and the attitudes and behaviour of older people.Philip Taylor argues that older workers have been at the forefront of industrialized society's efforts to respond to the crisis facing social welfare systems and the economic threats associated with population ageing. Their involvement has forced the restructuring of economies, adjustments to social welfare systems as well as redefinitions to the actual concept of old age. Containing contributions from leading researchers in a number of countries, this work will appeal to academics and researchers interested in work, ageing and public policy as well as labour economics.

Introduction : the promise of ageing labour forces by Philip Taylor 1
1 Looking forward to working longer in Australia by Sol Encel 22
2 Japan : towards employment extension for older workers by Masato Oka 40
3 Work and retirement in Canada : policies and prospects by Julie McMullin and Martin Cooke and Terri Tomchick 62
4 Sing if you're glad to be grey : working towards a happier older age in the United Kingdom by Philip Taylor 84
5 Age and work in the United States of America by Sara Rix 111
6 Labour market policies regarding older workers in the Netherlands by Kene Henkens and Joop Schippers 141
7 Pulling up the early retirement anchor in France by Anne-Marie Guillemard and Annie Jolivet 158
8 Active ageing in employment - prospects and policy approaches in Germany by Frerich Frerichs and Gerhard Naegele 174
9 Conclusions : the prospects for ageing labour forces by Philip Taylor 204
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