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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Main Author: Heisig, Jan Paul 1980- (Author)
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam Univ. Press 2015
Series:Changing welfare atates
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Online Access:Volltext
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Summary: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
Item Description:Erscheint auch als Open Access bei De Gruyter
Physical Description:335 S.
ISBN:9789089646774
DOI:10.1515/9789048523658