The aim herein is to understand the public interventions that, over a period of nearly 40 years (1945-1982), have shaped the relations between old age and society in France. Most of the State's interventions have turned around three axes: retirement, way-of-life issues and employment (in fact,...

This provocative book considers the changing status of older workers, the evolution of public policy on age and work and the behaviour of employers. It attempts to answer the critical question: in an ageing society, can older workers look forward to the prospect of longer working lives with...

Gallup surveys consistently show that nine in 10 Americans express a belief in God (Nash, Business, religion, and spirituality: A new synthesis, <CitationRef CitationID="CR17">2003</CitationRef>), while more than 45 % claim to have some awareness of God on the job (Nash and McLellan, Church on Sunday, Work on Monday: The Challenges of...</citationref>

On 18 January 2003, fires had a devastating impact on Australia’s capital, Canberra. A series of reviews and scientific studies have examined the events of that day and indicate that the worst impacts were due to a series of violent pyro-convective events and resultant pyro-cumulonmibi. These...

The main purpose of this short article is to provide an overview of the key policy issues with regard to the equation that lies at the heart of considerations of the present and future roles of the third age: work and income. Although they are often treated as distinct policy issues work and...