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| From engineer to farmer | | Author(s) | Ileana Barcanescu |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 14 no 4, 2013 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2013 |
| Pages | pp 258-261 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/qaoa.htm |
| Keywords | Retired persons ; Activities of older people ; Agriculture ; Romania. |
| Annotation | This paper aims to encourage readers to think about a life after retirement, with an emphasis on the nature and activities of small agribusiness for actively retired people. It is based on the experience and opinions of an actively retired Romanian, currently managing her small family farm. A complete change of work and living environment can be the much-needed step that many actively retired professionals need. Nevertheless, the success and happiness found following such a decision is also dependent on previous experiences and knowledge in the newly chosen field of activity, since these activities are not just a pastime, but can easily become the equivalent of a full-time job, or even more than this. Not only does the article provide an overview of a small agribusiness run by an actively retired person, it also provides insight and understanding of retirement for people from different cultures and professional backgrounds. It presents a different perspective of active retirement for older people in Eastern European countries. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170526231 A |
| Classmark | BB6: G: YJR: 7AR |
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