Reconstructing Retirement: Work and Welfare in the UK and USA

by David Lain

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447326172
• ISBN13: 9781447326175
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"