Older people and transitions from employment to nonemployment: International perspectives and policy issues

Professional Geographer

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-58

  Green, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Demographic change; Labor market participation; Policy; Retirement

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; ELDERLY POPULATION; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR PARTICIPATION; OECD; RETIREMENT;

EID: 65249104039     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330120802577699     Document Type: Article

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