The Individual and the Welfare State

Life Histories in Europe

Axel Börsch-Supan, Martina Brandt, Karsten Hank, Mathis Schröder (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

XX, 285 Seiten

2016 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2011
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-662-50715-5 (ISBN)

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Taking advantage of the richness of 28,000 life histories in 13 European countries, this book provides an introduction to the great research potential of SHARELIFE data. It gives an overview of all relevant topics in the fields of ageing and social policy.

Our health, our income and our social networks at older ages are the consequence of what has happened to us over the course of our lives. The situation at age 50+ reflects our own decisions as well as many environmental factors, especially interventions by the welfare state. This book explores the richness of 28,000 life histories in thirteen European countries, collected as part of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Combining these data with a comprehensive account of European welfare state interventions provides a unique opportunity to answer the important public policy questions of our time - how the welfare state affects people's incomes, housing, families, retirement, volunteering and health. The overarching theme of the welfare state creates a book of genuinely interdisciplinary analyses, a valuable resource for economists, gerontologists, historians, political scientists, public health analysts, and sociologists alike.

Prof. Axel Börsch-Supan, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, Director of the Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA) and Coordinator of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Dr. Martina Brandt is a Senior Researcher at the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) in the Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA), University of Mannheim. Prof. Dr. Karsten Hank is Professor of Sociology at the Institute of Sociology, University of Cologne. Mathis Schröder, Ph.D., is a Senior Researcher at the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP) in the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW). He was the Project Manager for the SHARELIFE project at the Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA) from 2007 to 2010.

PART I: Income, Housing, and Wealth.- PART II: Work and Retirement.- PART III: Health and Health Care.- Part IV: Persecution.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.06.2016
Zusatzinfo	XX, 285 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	474 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
Schlagworte	Courses of Life • Employment • Gender • Health • Welfare State
ISBN-10	3-662-50715-3 / 3662507153
ISBN-13	978-3-662-50715-5 / 9783662507155
Zustand	Neuware