Globalization, Uncertainty and Late Careers in Society (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

Globalization has been strongly shaping and transforming both national economies and individual careers in recent decades. These profound changes have had significant consequences for individual careers of men and women both during and after their employment career. This impressive new collection focuses on the effects of the globalization process on late-midlife workers and the exit from employment – a relationship that has up to now mostly been neglected in social science literature on aging and employment. The research documented within these pages poses several important questions: * Has globalization produced fundamental shifts in late-midlife workers’ labor market participation and late careers? * What transformations in old age career mobility can we observe? * How are these transformations filtered by different national institutional settings? With an impressive array of contributions, this volume will interest students and academics involved in the study of sociology, welfare and globalization. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Series-Title......Page 3 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 List of Tables......Page 11 List of Figures......Page 14 Contributors......Page 16 Preface......Page 23 Foreword......Page 26 1 Globalization, accelerating economic change and late careers: A theoretical framework......Page 32 2 Late careers and career exits: An international comparison of trends and institutional background patterns......Page 56 3 Men's late careers and career exits in West Germany......Page 86 4 Labor market exits of older men in the Netherlands: An analysis of survey data 1979-99......Page 110 5 Men's late careers and career exits in Italy......Page 132 6 Men's late careers and career exits in Spain......Page 150 7 Late career transitions among men and women in the United States......Page 172 8 Late careers and career exits in Britain......Page 214 9 Late careers and career exits in Sweden......Page 242 10 Late careers and career exits in Norway......Page 266 11 Late careers and career exits of older Danish workers......Page 286 12 Employment exits of older workers in the Czech Republic......Page 312 13 Late careers and career exits in Estonia......Page 332 14 Late careers and career exits in Hungary......Page 354 15 Late careers in a globalizing world: A comparison of changes in twelve modern societies......Page 384 Subject index......Page 404 Author index......Page 410 1. Globalization, Accelerating Economic Change And Late Careers : A Theoretical Framework / Sandra Buchholz, Dirk Hofacker And Hans-peter Blossfeld -- 2. Late Careers And Career Exits : An International Comparison Of Trends And Institutional Background Patterns / Dirk Hofacker And Stepanka Pollnerova -- 3. Men's Late Careers And Career Exits In West Germany / Sandra Buchholz -- 4. Labor Market Exits Of Older Men In The Netherlands : An Analysis Of Survey Data 1979-99 / Kene Henkens And Matthijs Kalmijn -- 5. Men's Late Careers And Career Exits In Italy / Wiebke Beckstette, Mario Lucchini And Antonio Schizzerotto -- 6. Men's Late Careers And Career Exits In Spain / Fabrizio Bernardi And Luis Garrido. Edited By Hans-peter Blossfeld, Sandra Buchholz And Dirk Hofäcker. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Focuses on the effects of the globalization process on late-midlife workers. This research poses questions about how globalization produced fundamental shifts in late-midlife workers' labor market participation and late careers, and the transformations in old age career mobility. It is aimed at those involved in the study of sociology and welfare