@book{2012:kohler:der_demogr,
title = {Der demografische Wandel als europäische Herausforderung. Demographic change as a European challenge},
year = {2012},
note = {Decreasing fertility rates and increasing life expectancy has led to a
shift in the age structure of the workforce in EU member states. The
EU and its member states try to counteract this change in demographics
politically. One form of political intervention is the extension of
working life (by law). This is aimed at the direct consequences of
demographic change and the employment structure within companies. The
EU member states’ extension of working life recasts the borders
between working life and retirement and it also directly influences
industrial relations both within companies as well as at the
collective level.This volume addresses demographic change, political
responses to it and industrial relations, all of which can be grouped
together under three categories: the European Social Model and the
situation of older people; demographic change, pension systems and
reforms in EU states; and labour market policy and employability (of
older workers). The contributions are scientific as well as
practice-oriented, and they provide in part a comparative perspective
by presenting the countries Germany, France, Great-Britain, Italy,
Croatia, Slovakia and Spain.},
edition = {1},
publisher = {Nomos},
address = {Baden-Baden},
series = {Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik},
volume = {8},
editor = {Kohler, Harald and Schmid, Josef}
}