Retiring in a New Age - Life After Paid Work

This book examines the concept of retirement, how it has changed, and what the future holds for the next generation of retirees. The book analyses government data and university surveys of more than 1,000 retirees in Australia and 4,000 retirees in Sweden, as well as in-depth interviews with retirees in each country.

List of contents

Synopsis
Authors' biographies
Foreword: Barry O. Jones AC
Ch 1. Introduction
Ch 2. What's retiring all about?
Ch 3. Retiring in Australia: what do we know?
Ch 4. Retiring in Sweden: what can we learn?
Ch 5. Managing the transition to retirement
Ch 6. What advice do retirees have about retiring?
Ch 7. Retiring: looking to the future
Afterword by Professor Emerita Lotte Bailyn
Bibliography
Appendix A: Summaries of interviews with retirees
Appendix B: Interview questions put to retirees
Appendix C: Questions to consider ahead of retirement
Acknowledgements

About the author

Russell D. Lansbury AO FASSA is Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Sydney, where he also served as Associate Dean of Research. Russell holds a PhD from the London School of Economics. He has been a Senior Fulbright Scholar at MIT. His publications include Crossing Boundaries: Work and Industrial Relations in Perspective, Routledge, 2023.
Marian Baird AO FASSA is Professor of Gender and Employment Relations at the University of Sydney, where she served as Head of Department from 2016 to 2022. Marian holds a PhD from The University of Sydney. Her publications include The Multigenerational Workforce: Managing Age and Gender at Work, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024 and At a Turning Point: Work, Care and Family Policies in Australia, Sydney University Press, 2024.

Product details

• Authors: Baird Marian, Russell D. Baird Lansbury, Lansbury Russell D.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.07.2025
• EAN: 9781041118329
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4111832-9
• No. of pages: 102
• Series: Routledge Focus on Business and Management
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Psychotherapy, Labour / income economics, Psychology of ageing, Labour Economics, Personnel & human resources management, Personnel and human resources management