Gradual Retirement in OECD Countries
Macro and Micro Issues and Policies
Published on 7. February 1996
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-85521-708-9 (ISBN)
Description
Spurred by the prediction of a welfare crisis, legislators in most OECD countries have begun to contemplate ways of extending working life and reducing the generosity of pensions. The book's contention is that legal initiatives should reflect a combined social-security/employment policy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, figures, index
Dimensions
Height: 1 mm
Width: 1 mm
Weight
450 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85521-708-9 (9781855217089)
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Content
Part 1 The background to gradual retirement: macro issues and policies, Lei Delsen and Genevieve Reday-Mulvey; micro issues and policies, Lei Delsen and Genevieve Reday-Mulvey. Part 2 Gradual retirement in selected EC countries: gradual retirement in Sweden, Eskil Wadensjo; gradual retirement in France, Genevieve Reday-Mulvey; gradual retirement in Germany, Winfried Schaehl et al; gradual retirement in the United Kingdom, Philip Taylor and Alan Walker; gradual retirement in the Netherlands, Lei Delsen. Part 3 Gradual retirement in Japan and the United States: gradual retirement in Japan - macro issues and policies, Noriyuki Takayama; gradual retirement in Japan - micro issues and policies, Isao Shimowada; gradual retirement in the United States - macro issues and policies, Yung-Ping Chen; older worker voluntary part-time employment in the United States - selected micro aspects, Harold L. Sheppard. Part 5 Potential for gradual retirement and recommendations: potential for gradual retirement and recommendations, Lei Delsen and Genevieve Reday-Mulvey.