Happy Retirement?

by Vickerstaff, Sarah

• ISBN13: 9781861345844
• ISBN10: 1861345844
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-30
• Publisher: Policy Pr

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	iv
Executive summary	v
Introduction	1	(3)
Brief description of the study	1	(1)
A note on the meaning of `retired'	2	(1)
Structure of the report	2	(2)
The management of older workers and retirement	4	(8)
Retirement and pension policies	4	(2)
The management of retirement: the application of policies	6	(2)
Policy changes	8	(1)
Summary	9	(3)
Understanding pensions and retirement policies	12	(6)
Need-to-know basis	12	(1)
Confusion about pension composition	13	(1)
Lack of, or poor, advice	14	(2)
Summary	16	(2)
Choice	18	(12)
Happy and keen to retire	20	(2)
Forced, or felt forced, to retire	22	(2)
Those who do not want to retire	24	(2)
Blown off course	26	(3)
Summary	29	(1)
Downshifting employment in the transition to retirement	30	(6)
Bridge employment	30	(2)
Attitudes to downsizing	32	(2)
Summary	34	(2)
Conclusions	36	(4)
Research findings	36	(2)
The dynamics of retirement decisions: happy retirement?	38	(1)
Policy implications	39	(1)
References	40	(3)
Appendix: Methodology	43