Late-career Risks in Changing Welfare States : Comparing Germany and the United States since the 1980s /

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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:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Welfare state.
Public welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Aide sociale > Allemagne.
État providence > États-Unis.
État providence > Allemagne.
Public welfare > United States.
Public welfare > Germany.
Welfare state > United States.
Welfare state > Germany.
United States.
Germany.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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 resource (285 pages).
ISBN:9789048523658
Access:Open Access

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