Studia Humanistyczne AGH
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ISSN 2084-3364
e-ISSN: 2300-7109
Issue Date
2014
Volume
T. 13
Number
Nr 4
Description
Journal Volume
Studia Humanistyczne AGH
T. 13 (2014)
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Articles
Introduction. Transition into retirement in Central and Eastern Europe
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2014) Krzyżowski, Łukasz; Kowalik, Wojciech; Suwada, Katarzyna
Later retirement? Patterns, preferences, policies
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2014) Kohli, Martin
Pension systems are a major part of the political economy of current societies – much beyond providing old-age income security. The well-known demographics of population aging as well as globalization today challenge their financial viability. Later retirement seems to be a good way to meet these challenges. However, it is not only unpopular but also inequitable in terms of differential longevity. The paper first discusses these problems, with a particular focus on the social stratification of mortality. It then analyzes the preferences towards retirement age at several levels: in terms of attitudes towards public spending on pensions or towards the state’s responsibility in this matter, of support for pension policy alternatives, and of preferred individual age of retirement. Results show that large majorities across all age groups are in favour of more government spending on pensions. There is a substantial amount of »involuntary retirement«, meaning that people would have preferred to work longer than they actually did, as well as a somewhat lower amount of »involuntary work«, but the preferred ages are everywhere below 65, and in some countries still below 60. Finally, the paper examines the policies of raising the retirement age adopted during the last two decades. What has especially been lacking in these policies is a consideration of socially differentiated longevity.
Active ageing and material deprivation of older generations in Europe and in Poland: how do they interplay?
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2014) Perek-Białas, Jolanta
The active ageing concept includes domain of independent, healthy and secure living which includes financial aspects, measured by risk of poverty and material deprivation. The key questions of this paper are: how are the poverty indicators related to each other in the Active Ageing Index?, in what ways are they related to some of the other indicators included in the index (such as employment)? And which countries in Europe are »winners« and which are »losers« in this particular financial aspects based on the Active Ageing Index? Besides of this, the example of sub-national application of Active Ageing Index for Poland was presented with showing relation of these financial indicators in the analysis.
Preference theory in advanced age and the older Czech workforce
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2014) Vidovićová, Lucie
In this article we make use of preference theory developed by Hakim (2000) in the context of reconciling work and family to cover and explain different patterns of retirement exit paths and retirement satisfaction levels in the Czech Republic. We propose that lifestyle preferences and values may help to explain why some older workers continue to work while others are determined to retire as early as possible. Three types are identified among the 55–65 age group: work oriented, retirement oriented, and adaptive. The data shows that self-perception of the respondent as being active or more rest-oriented is associated with actual labour market activity of the respondent. Different types also perceive and evaluate labour market exit differently, and most importantly they differ in their reaction to various labour market and pension policies and family/partnership conditions. In the discussion we challenge the notion of active ageing as a general »one-size-fits-all« policy and urge that more attention be paid to the role of individual values and preferences when looking at the organisation of latter life roles.
Retirement as an effect of employer-employee relations
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2014) Turek, Konrad
Employers are the key actors in defining conditions for retirement, as well as the conditions for retaining employees, their role, however, is still not well recognised and expressed in theoretical frameworks. In order to better understand individual retirement and to design successful ageing policies we should consider the behaviour and attitudes of employers. The article presents the organisational perspective on retirement and contributes to a theoretical consideration of the role of employers and work environments in the retirement process. It discusses the classic economic approaches, including the deferred payment model, and in referring to sociology of economy and management sciences it presents the employer’s perspective in relations with older workers. The main goal of the article is to consider the retirement process as an effect of employer-employee relations.