Synopses & Reviews
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.
Review
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
Synopsis
Unique wide-ranging sourcebook about employment policies and programs for older persons--from perspectives of the individual, the employer, and society.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-440) and index.
About the Author
WILLIAM H. CROWN is Associate Research Professor at Brandeis University and Senior Project Manager at The MEDSTAT Group.
Table of Contents
The Growing Interest in Older Worker Employment Policy by William H. Crown, Yung-ping Chen, and Richard W. McConaghy
Labor Force Characteristics of Older Americans by Thomas Leavitt
Demographic Trends and the Future of Older Workers by Eric R. Kingson
Historical Trends in the Employment and Labor Force Participation of Older Americans by Christopher J. Ruhm
Older Women Workers by Regina O'Grady-LeShane
Social Security, Pensions, Disability, and Retirement: An International Perspective by Stuart Dorsey and John A. Turner
Retirement before Social Security by W. Andrew Achenbaum
Social Security Wealth and Labor Incentives by Barry L. Friedman
Pensions and Retirement by John A. Turner and Tabitha Doescher
Early Retirement Incentive Programs (ERIPs): Mechanisms for Encouraging Early Retirement by Phyllis H. Mutschler
Age Discrimination in Employment: Economic and Legal Perspectives by Steven H. Sandell and Marc Rosenblum
Economic Model of Work-Leisure Choice by Michael V. Leonesio
Social Gerontological Models of Retirement and Employment of Older Persons by Robert M. Whaples and Charles F. Longino, Jr.
Theoretical Perspectives on Productive Aging by Scott A. Bass and Francis G. Caro
The Productivity and Functional Limitations of Older Adult Workers by Anthony A. Sterns, Harvey L. Sterns, and Lisa A. Hollis
Investing in the Future: What Role for Older Worker Training? by Sara E. Rix
The Costs and Benefits of Older Workers by Michael C. Barth, William McNaught, and Philip Rizzi
The Economics of Occupational Labor Shortages by Burt S. Barnow
Impacts of an Aging Workforce on Productivity and Economic Growth by William J. Serow
The Political Context of Older Worker Employment Policy by William H. Crown
References
Index