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| Activation, retirement planning and restraining the 'Third Age' | | Author(s) | Kirk Mann |
| Journal title | Social Policy & Society, vol 6, pt 3, July 2007 |
| Pages | pp 279-292 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org |
| Keywords | Preparation [retirement] ; Retirement policy ; Employment of older people ; Consumer choice ; Social welfare ; International. |
| Annotation | Data relating to labour force participation rates in some OECD countries is considered. This paper explores four interpretations of 'activation' in respect of pension planning and retirement policies. However, activation policies need to be carefully evaluated. Labour market demands and a political language that stresses the 'pension crisis' and the 'dependency ratio' have to be considered in relation to established rights. Thus, whilst governments may seek to promote a model of welfare based on the 'consumer citizen', in which retirement choices are made by reflexive individuals, the constraints on choice need to be highlighted. These constraints are likely to be unevenly distributed, with some social groups experiencing longer working lives, less choice, with more compulsion and with conditions attached to any pension rights they may claim. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070709001 A |
| Classmark | GA: G5: GC: WYC: TY: 72 |
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