Late-career risks in changing welfare states / Jan Paul Heisig.

• VerfasserIn: Heisig, Jan Paul,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : : Amsterdam University Press,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Changing welfare states.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Front matter --; Changing Welfare States --; Contents --; List of Figures --; List of Tables --; Acknowledgments /; 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
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9048523656
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jan Paul Heisig.

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.