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Inventing Retirement

Paperback • 2009 • English

Inventing Retirement

By Leslie Hannah

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About the book

Pension funds now account for a large portion of old-age incomes, of capital ownership, and of employee fringe benefits. A hundred years ago they hardly existed. This book, first published in 1986 by one of Britain's leading business historians, examines the interplay of business, political and social forces in this profound transformation, showing why old-age saving became rooted in the employment contract. The analysis is based on historical materials on pension funds, most of which have never...Show more

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9780521121552

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Inventing Retirement

Format

Paperback

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