The evolution of retirement: an American economic history, 1880-1990
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1. Verfasser: Costa, Dora L. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago University of Chicago Press 1998
Schriftenreihe:NBER series on long-term factors in economic development
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-225) and indexes
The problem of old age -- The evolution of retirement -- Income and retirement -- Work and disease -- The older worker -- Displacing the family -- The rise of the leisured class -- Pensions and politics -- Looking to the future -- Appendix A : Union Army pensions and Civil War records
Winner of the 1998 Paul A. Samuelson Award given by TIAA-CREF, The Evolution of Retirement is the first comprehensive economic history of retirement in America. With life expectancies steadily increasing, the retirement rate of men over age 64 has risen drastically. Dora L. Costa looks at factors underlying this increase and shows the dramatic implications of her findings for both the general public and the U.S. government. Using statistical, and demographic concepts, Costa sheds light on such important topics as rising incomes and retirement, work and disease, the job prospects of older worke
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 234 p.)
ISBN:0226116220
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