Late-career risks in changing welfare states

Motivated by ongoing debates over welfare state retrenchment and growing economic insecurity, this book compares the situation of older workers in Germany and the United States over the past three decades. Both nations are seeing a rise in insecurity for older workers, but the differences in support...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Heisig, Jan Paul, author (author), Heisig, Jan Paul, contributor (contributor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : Amsterdam University Press 2015
2015.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Changing welfare states.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426583306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Changing Welfare States
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments / Heisig, Jan Paul
  • Part I Background
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Welfare state change and income mobility: a framework
  • 3. Institutional context and social policy change
  • 4. Data and methods
  • Part II Economic consequences of retirement
  • 5. Literature review and research questions
  • 6. The changing economic consequences of retirement
  • Part III Economic consequences of late-career job loss
  • 7. Literature review and research questions
  • 8. The changing economic consequences of late-career job loss
  • Part IV Conclusion
  • 9. Conclusion
  • List of acronyms
  • Bibliography
  • Index