This introduction to the second part of this issue devoted to working beyond 60 provides, first, a short summary of some of the main policy issues and results of a recent book1 published by the author. It shows that demographic and pension constraints can constitute a positive challenge due to...

“Fixed retirement ages are likely to disappear as the demographic deficit hits the labour market, as improving health standards extend the life span, and as the costs of pensions become unbearable for the active work force. The age period 45 to 55 could well become a period of re-skilling and...