Late-career Risks in Changing Welfare States
Comparing Germany and the United States since the 1980s
Published on 1. October 2025
336 pages
978-1-040-79098-4 (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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
3,54 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-79098-4 (9781040790984)
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Jan Paul Heisig
Late-career Risks in Changing Welfare States
Comparing Germany and the United States since the 1980s
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Jan Paul Heisig
Late-career Risks in Changing Welfare States
Comparing Germany and the United States since the 1980s
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07/2015
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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
