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Retirement is being ‘reconstructed’, with the UK following the US path of abolishing mandatory retirement and increasing state pension ages. This timely book assesses prospects for work and retirement at age 65-plus in the UK and US.Part 1 explores the shifting ‘policy logics’ in both countries that increase both the need and opportunities to work past age 65. Part 2 presents an original comparative statistical analysis on the wide range of factors influencing employment at this age. Part 3 proposes a series of policies across the life-course that would promote security and autonomy for older people.Pathways to employment after 65 are complex and pressures to work at this age are likely to result in very unequal outcomes. This book is essential reading for researchers, students and practitioners interested in the late careers and the future of retirement.
Author(s): Lain D
Publication type: Authored Book
Publication status: Published
Year: 2016
Number of Pages: 212
Print publication date: 05/07/2016
Acceptance date: 01/01/2016
Publisher: Policy Press
Place Published: Bristol, UK
URL: https://policypress.co.uk/reconstructing-retirement
Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item
ISBN: 9781447326175
