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Late-career risks in changing welfare states : comparing Germany and the United States since the 1980s /

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heisig, Jan Paul (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2015]
Series:Changing welfare states.
Subjects:
Welfare state > Germany.
Welfare state > United States.
Public welfare > Germany.
Public welfare > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Public welfare.
Welfare state.
Germany.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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 (335 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789048523658
9048523656