{"product_id":"late-working-life-in-four-european-countries-policy-perspectives-hardcover","title":"Late Working Life in Four European Countries: Policy Perspectives - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Crossdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLiam Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlan Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLate Working Life in Four European Countries\u003c\/em\u003e sheds new light on the role of life course factors on circumstances in late working life, including the impact of exclusion and inequalities on opportunities to prolong employment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing on Germany, Poland, Sweden and the UK, it distils the key findings from each country, delivering an up-to-date comparative analysis of the policies in the four contrasting countries. Enabling the development of best practice recommendations in relation to Extended Working Lives (EWLs) to inform policy discussions and developments and taking a life course approach to considering EWLs, chapters argue there is a tendency for policies to be too simplistic and cross-sectional, failing to sufficiently engage with the need to develop a systematic long-term life course focused approach to policy design. While the general impact of EWL policies on labour force participation among older workers has been explored, limited attention has been paid to the heterogeneous nature of this demographic group and the implications of their diverse life course experiences. Providing national case studies regarding EWLs policies and inequalities therein, these examples expose hidden inequalities among older workers and how these can be addressed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemonstrating the need to look beyond notions of late working lives in isolation and to explore the impact of longer-term life course orientated experiences, this collection addresses a major gap in the academic literature in social policy, employment, and ageing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel Crossdale\u003c\/strong\u003e is Research Associate based at the University of Sheffield, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiam Foster \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Social Policy at the University of Sheffield, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCBE \u003c\/strong\u003eis Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology at the University of Sheffield, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53248964690227,"sku":"9781837979264","price":195.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/i7EJFYAoZ39781837979264.webp?v=1776317621","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/late-working-life-in-four-european-countries-policy-perspectives-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}