Ageing Labour Forces

Edited by Philip Taylor, Professor, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick, UK

• Contents:Introduction: The Promise of Ageing Labour ForcesPhilip Taylor1. Looking Forward to Working Longer in AustraliaSol Encel2. Japan: Towards Employment Extension for Older WorkersMasato Oka3. Work and Retirement in Canada: Policies and ProspectsJulie McMullin, Martin Cooke and Terri Tomchick4. Sing if you’re Glad to be Grey. Working Towards a Happier Older Age in the United KingdomPhilip Taylor5. Age and Work in the United States of AmericaSara Rix6. Labour Market Policies Regarding Older Workers in the NetherlandsKène Henkens and Joop Schippers7. Pulling up the Early Retirement Anchor in FranceAnne-Marie Guillemard and Annie Jolivet 8. Active Ageing in Employment – Prospects and Policy Approaches in Germany Frerich Frerichs and Gerhard Naegele 9. Conclusions: The Propsects for Ageing Labour Forces Philip TaylorIndex

'Philip Taylor has produced an important and excellent edited collection on a topic of immediate and ongoing relevance. . . The case studies presented in this collection are highly accessible and rich in detail, and provide comprehensive and interesting analyses of ageing labour forces. The book challenges myths and oft-accepted statements made by policy-makers and other commentators about population ageing, older workers' position in the labour market and in workplaces, and social supports for this segment of the labour force. In addition, the volume demonstrates the strength of the case study methodology in helping us to better understand social structures and relations. Of particular value is that the contributions are from researchers from varied disciplines across advanced industrialized countries. . . this collection is highly valuable for policy-makers, employers, unionists, and academics, and should not be ignored.'