Enterprise Reorganization and Social Insurance Reform

The Development of Early Retirement in France and Germany

Bibliographic Data

ID6264299
AuthorsIsabela Mares (0000-0002-8315-9708, Stanford University, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume14
Issue3
Pages295-317
Publication date2001-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGovernance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0952-1895 • E-ISSN: 1468-0491
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/0952-1895.00162
OpenAlexW2119521858
LanguageEN
Citations received8

What explains the decline in the labor force participation rates of elderly workers at the end of their working lives? Why have governments been unable to revert towards early exit from the labor market? This paper provides an actor‐centered analysis of the development of early retirement, highlighting the political negotiation among unions, employers, and governments over the distribution of the costs of these measures and the division of control over the initiation of these policies. By analyzing developments in France and Germany, the paper points to the failure of these negotiations to arrive at policy outcomes that close off the labor shedding of large firms

Business · Distribution (mathematics · Division of labour · Economic policy · Economics · Labour economics · Market economy · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Social insurance · Employment and Welfare Studies · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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