Understanding the experience of the ‘older worker’ in a globalized world

Riach, K. (2011) Understanding the experience of the ‘older worker’ in a globalized world. Work, Employment and Society, 25(4), pp. 806-813. (doi: 10.1177/0950017011419725)[Book Review]

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Abstract

Older Workers in a Globalizing World: An International Comparison of Retirement and Late-Career Patterns in Western Industrialized Countries. Hofäcker Dirk, Older Workers in a Globalizing World: An International Comparison of Retirement and Late-Career Patterns in Western Industrialized Countries. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2010, £79.95 hbk, (ISBN: 9781848448179), 336 pp. Aging and Working in the New Economy: Changing Career Structures in Small IT Firms. McMullin Julie & Marshall Victor, (eds) Aging and Working in the New Economy: Changing Career Structures in Small IT Firms. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2010, £65 hbk, (ISBN: 9781848441774), 256 pp. Ageing Labour Forces: Promises and Prospects. Taylor Philip, (ed.) Ageing Labour Forces: Promises and Prospects. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2008, £59.95 hbk, (ISBN: 9781845424251), 240 pp.

Item Type:Book Reviews
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Riach, Professor Kathleen
Authors: Riach, K.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
Journal Name:Work, Employment and Society
Publisher:SAGE
ISSN:0950-0170
ISSN (Online):1469-8722
Published Online:30 December 2011

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