Late Working Life in Four European Countries by Rachel Crossd... - 9781837979264

Emerald Publishing Limited

Late Working Life in Four European CountriesPolicy Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Rachel Crossdale, Liam Foster, Alan Walker\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781837979264, 978-1837979264\nSynopsis\nLate Working Life in Four European Countries sheds new light on the role of life course factors on circumstances in late working life, including the impact of exclusion and inequalities on opportunities to prolong employment.\n\nFocusing on Germany, Poland, Sweden and the UK, it distils the key findings from each country, delivering an up-to-date comparative analysis of the policies in the four contrasting countries. Enabling the development of best practice recommendations in relation to Extended Working Lives (EWLs) to inform policy discussions and developments and taking a life course approach to considering EWLs, chapters argue there is a tendency for policies to be too simplistic and cross-sectional, fai.