The Experience of Retirement in Britain, Past and Present

Until quite recently in Britain retirement was possible only for the better-off. Most poorer people, until the mid-twentieth century, worked for survival until they dropped. The rich could always retire when they chose, most others only when required by their occupation or pension scheme. In...

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Main Author: Pat Thane
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: StudienVerlag 2011-12-01
Series:Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften
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Online Access:https://journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/oezg/article/view/3813