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The purpose of this chapter is to explore patterns of retirement across seven different nations during the mid 1980s. In so doing, we hope to answer the following questions:
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How does one measure retirement?
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Does retirement differ systematically between women and men?
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Does work stoppage mean receipt of retirement income, and vice versa?
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Does retirement mean impoverishment?
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Finally, does retirement mean full work stoppage or a more gradual withdrawal from the labour market?
The author would like to thank Inge O’Connor, Barbara Butrica and Esther Gray for their help in preparing this paper; Anthony Atkinson and Martin Rein for helpful comments on an early draft; and the US National Institute on Aging for their support. The author, however, retains sole responsibility for all errors of commission and omission.
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Smeeding, T.M. (1993). Cross-National Patterns of Retirement and Poverty among Men and Women in the Mid 1980s: Full Stop or Gradual Withdrawal?. In: Atkinson, A.B., Rein, M. (eds) Age, Work and Social Security. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22668-9_4
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