Late-career Risks in Changing Welfare States
Comparing Germany and the United States since the 1980s
Published on 24. July 2015
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-90-8964-677-4 (ISBN)
Description
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 programs, pensions, and retirement options have led to differing outcomes for workers faced with early retirement or job loss.
Reviews / Votes
"Presents an empirical assessment of the direction and implications of welfare state change" -- Journal ofEconomic LiteratureMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic
Illustrations
55 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
669 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-8964-677-4 (9789089646774)
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Late-career Risks in Changing Welfare States
Comparing Germany and the United States since the 1980s
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Comparing Germany and the United States since the 1980s
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Comparing Germany and the United States since the 1980s
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Late-career Risks in Changing Welfare States
Comparing Germany and the United States since the 1980s
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Person
Jan Paul Heisig is a researcher at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB - Berlin Social Science Center). He is the author of several research articles that have appeared in journals such as American Sociological Review and Koelner Zeitschrift fuer Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie.
Content
Part I - Background Ch. 1: Introduction Ch. 2: Welfare state change and income mobility: a framework Ch. 3: Institutional context and social policy change Ch. 4: Data and Methods Part II - Economic consequences of retirement Ch. 5: Literature review and research questions Ch. 6: The changing economic consequences of retirement Part III - Economic consequences of late-career job loss Ch. 7: Literature review and research questions Ch. 8: The changing economic consequences of late-career job loss Part IV - Conclusion Ch. 9: Conclusion