COMPARATIVE PATTERNS OF RETIREMENT - RECENT TRENDS IN DEVELOPED SOCIETIES

Authors
GUILLEMARD AM REIN M
Citation
Am. Guillemard et M. Rein, COMPARATIVE PATTERNS OF RETIREMENT - RECENT TRENDS IN DEVELOPED SOCIETIES, Annual review of sociology, 19, 1993, pp. 469-503
Citations number
130
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology
Journal title
Annual review of sociology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03600572
Volume
19
Year of publication
1993
Pages
469 - 503
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-0572(1993)19:<469:CPOR-R>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
This essay reviews the changes in the age structure of modem labor mar kets that have led to a dramatic decline in the employment of older wo rkers. We document this trend and explore future trends, examine diffe rent explanations of the role of the welfare state, the labor market, and the life course. Each of these perspectives offers different views into the social meaning of early retirement.