Handbook on Employment and the Elderly [Hardcover]

William H. Crown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 24, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0313285985 | ISBN-13: 978-0313285981

This is a wide-ranging sourcebook filling a gap in the literature about employment policies and programs for older persons. The contributors represent the perspectives of the individual, the employer, and society-at-large. Their essays consider labor force characteristics; historical trends; key features of social security, pensions, and other retirement matters; age discrimination; economic, social, and political aspects related to employment and the elderly. A lengthy bibliography enhances the use of this major new reference tool for students, scholars, and practitioners in gerontology, social work, and business.

Editorial Reviews

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?Two issues make this volume of special interest: the growing proportion of the population considered to be 'elderly, ' and the increasing financial cost of providing the elderly entitlements such as Medicare and Scial Security....The collection of 19 papers by many of the major players in the field constitutes a compendium of what is currently know about the labor market decisions of the elderly....The emphasis given to the productive role of the elderly in the labor market is both refreshing and enlightening, particularly since the discussion is so often framed in the context of their dependency on others in society...Reommended for all libraries.?-Choice

Book Description

Unique wide-ranging sourcebook about employment policies and programs for older persons—from perspectives of the individual, the employer, and society.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 464 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood (September 24, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313285985
• ISBN-13: 978-0313285981
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,117,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)