How we live : reality and utopia -- Fables : alternative futures for society -- The challenge of green energy -- Defining green jobs -- Forecasting green jobs -- The green war on trade -- Economic fallacies of the green economy -- Green pork and the green economy -- Green cars, trucks, and the...

Examines effects of the 2008-09 financial downturn on all workers with particular attention to low-income older workers who stand to suffer the most, often retiring early because of lack of work; discusses the real effects of the stock market decline, falling house prices, and stagnant job...

Explores issues in financing retirement, from fundamental changes in types of pension plans offered to pension funds' investment strategies following the global financial crisis. Focuses in particular on the adequacy of individuals' and institutions' plans in the face of increasing life...