Making Old People Work: Three False Assumptions Supporting the 'Working Longer Consensus'
| Autor: | Teresa Ghilarducci |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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021110 strategic
defence & security studies Basic income Labour economics Class (computer programming) Sociology and Political Science Inequality media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Welfare state 02 engineering and technology 0506 political science Politics of the United States Work (electrical) Political Science and International Relations 050602 political science & public administration Economics Welfare Social Sciences (miscellaneous) media_common |
| Zdroj: | Politics & Society. 49:549-574 |
| ISSN: | 1552-7514 0032-3292 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0032329220987084 |
| Popis: | Pensions and social insurance—key parts of the welfare state—redistribute income and wealth across class by providing, or not providing, practical and legitimate access to basic income without requiring work for pay. Mistaken attention to generational equity and austerity economics creates a set of beliefs that older people should work more, forming what the article calls an emerging “Working Longer Consensus,” which is supported by three false doctrines. Using OECD data and secondary sources, the article counters each false doctrine by showing that healthy longevity gains are not distributed equally; there is no demonstrated trade-off between public spending for the elderly and children; and a greater supply of elder labor does not necessarily mean economic prosperity. The Working Longer Consensus, like the Washington Consensus, promises that pension austerity will yield economic prosperity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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