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This insightful study provides an overview of the changing employment context in industrialized nations, the risks associated with population ageing and how these are being tackled.Prolonging working lives is high on the agenda of policy makers in most of the world's major industrialized nations. This book explains how they are keen to tackle issues associated with the ageing of populations, namely the funding of pension systems and predictions concerning a dwindling labour supply. Yet the recent history of older workers has primarily been one of premature exit from the labour force in the form of redundancy or early retirement. Add to this a previously plentiful supply of younger labor and it is clear that much of industry will be unprepared for the challenges of ageing workforces. Older Workers in an Ageing Society includes up-to-date knowledge on issues of workforce ageing and provides useful commentary on policy responses and will appeal to scholars and public policy-makers. Contributors: D.M. Atwater, E. Besen, E. Brooke, V. Büsch, N. Charness, A. Chiva, J. Edlund, P. Ester, G. Evers, F. Go, J. Ilmarinen, S. Little, V.W. Marshall, C. Matz-Costa, C. McLoughlin, G. Naegele, M. Oka, M. Pitt-Catsouphes, S.E. Rix, D.M. Spokus, M. Stattin, H.L. Sterns, P. Taylor, A.L. Wells

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9781782540090

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`This book provides a valuable insight into the many facets of issues facing older workers, managers and governments in the context of an ageing society. The many challenges for these three key stakeholders are clearly established within the 18 chapters.' -- Work, Employment and Society

'This book provides a valuable insight into the many facets of issues facing older workers, managers and governments in the context of an ageing society. The many challenges for these three key stakeholders are clearly established within the 18 chapters.' -- Work, Employment and Society

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Edited by Philip Taylor, Professor, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick, UK

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