Late career risks in changing welfare states: comparing Germany and the United States since the 1980s

Motivated by debates about welfare state retrenchment and growing economic insecurity, the author provides an in-depth account of national differences in key social programmes and of crucial changes since the 1980s. To better understand their impact on the lives of ordinary citizens, he examines hou...

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1. Verfasser: Heisig, Jan Paul 1980- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Abschlussarbeit Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam Univ. Press 2015
Schriftenreihe:Changing welfare atates
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Zusammenfassung:Motivated by debates about welfare state retrenchment and growing economic insecurity, the author provides an in-depth account of national differences in key social programmes and of crucial changes since the 1980s. To better understand their impact on the lives of ordinary citizens, he examines household panel data to assess financial consequences of late-career job loss and retirement in the two countries
Beschreibung:Erscheint auch als Open Access bei De Gruyter
Beschreibung:335 S.
ISBN:9789089646774
DOI:10.1515/9789048523658