Abstract
The contributions in Part I of the book provide an overview of the manifold forms of work beyond pension age, its conditions and reasons, drivers and barriers. Parts II and III of the book, but also some of the country studies, further depict the institutional and cultural contexts in which the shifts between working and retirement unfold, and the consequences that these shifts possibly have for inequalities, individual and collective well-being, and for our conceptions of old age and retirement. While this structure of the book spans the scope of the questions that can be asked and the issues that are at stake, it is of course not within the realm of possibility to answer all these questions here, let alone to foresee future developments. Given these limitations, our final conclusions serve a threefold aim: first, to identify important gaps and blind spots in existing research on work beyond pension age and related issues; second, to reflect on some of the results presented above, their underlying concepts of the life course and their normative implications; and third, to challenge dominating views on the life course and retirement by pointing out possible alternatives. In this way, we hope to be able to stimulate further discussions on the future relationship between work and retirement.
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Künemund, H., Scherger, S. (2015). Open Questions and Future Prospects: Towards New Balances Between Work and Retirement?. In: Scherger, S. (eds) Paid Work Beyond Pension Age. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137435149_14
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