Der demografische Wandel als europäische Herausforderung. Demographic change as a European challenge

Dr. Harald Kohler; Prof. Dr. Josef Schmid

doi:10.5771/9783845238463

Summary

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.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2012
Publication date: 17.07.2012
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-6578-5
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-3846-3
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik
Volume: 8
Language: English
Pages: 232
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 16
Einleitung: Demografischer Wandel, Arbeitsbeziehungen und Sozialer Dialog – Analytische Ausgangspunkte No access Pages 17 - 22 Harald Kohler, Josef Schmid
Introduction: demographic change, industrial relations and social dialogue – starting points of analysis No access Pages 23 - 28 Harald Kohler, Josef Schmid
1. Die Sozialpolitik der Europäischen Union. Entwicklungen und Perspektiven im Kontext der Debatte über ein Europäisches Sozialmodell. No access Pages 29 - 62 Hans-Wolfgang Platzer
2. Arbeitsmarkt und soziale Sicherung für Ältere – Entwicklungen und offene Fragen No access Pages 63 - 92 Ralph Conrads, Falko Trischler
1. Rentensysteme in Europa – Unterschiede, Merkmale und Reformen No access Pages 93 - 114 Harald Kohler, Josef Schmid
2. Alternde Mitgliedschaften als Herausforderung und Auftrag für Gewerkschaften No access Pages 115 - 132 Wolfgang Schroeder, Bettina Munimus
3. The European Commission Green Paper “Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems” and the consultation contribution of the project ‚Good Old Europe’ (GOE) No access Pages 133 - 148 Harald Kohler, Andrija Petrovic
1. Beschäftigungspolitische Aktivitäten der Europäischen Union im Kontext des demografischen und ökonomischen Wandels No access Pages 149 - 168 Josef Schmid
2. Leistungsfähig bis 67? Über die psychophysische Leistungsfähigkeit älterer Arbeitnehmer No access Pages 169 - 190 Kurt H. Stapf
3. Employability and Employment of Older Workers in Europe – Strategies and Approaches in the Context of Demographic Change No access Pages 191 - 208 Ricard Bellera Kirchhoff, Dimitrios Galagas, Stewart Gold, Harald Kohler
4. The Good Old Europe OnlineCheck – Outcomes of a transnational exchange between experts No access Pages 209 - 230 Norbert Kreuzkamp, Dagmar Bürkardt
Autorenverzeichnis No access Pages 231 - 232