Work and Retirement

World recession and widespread unemployment accentuated an existing trend - more people retiring from work early and living longer after doing so. First published in 1982, this provides a careful and critical examination of what we knew about retirement and discusses possible alternative answers to the various problems involved.

Stanley Parker

Introduction. 1. A New Achievement and Problem 2. The Study of Retirement: Conceptual and Descriptive 3. Preparation for Retirement 4. The Capacity of Older People to Work 5. The Experience of Retirement 6. Work After Retirement Age 7. Retirement as Leisure? 8. Policy Alternatives. Bibliography. Index.