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 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2015]
Series:Changing Welfare States
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Online Access:Volltext
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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (335 Seiten)
ISBN:9048523656
9789048523658
Access:Open Access

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