Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy

by Teresa Ghilarducci

A damning portrait of the dire realities of retirement in the United States--and how we can fix it.

While the French went on strike in 2023 to protest the increase in the national retirement age, workers in the United States have all but given up on the notion of dignified retirement for all. Instead, Americans--whose elders face the highest risk of poverty compared to workers in peer nations--are fed feel-good stories about Walmart...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226831469
• ISBN13: 9780226831466
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.5"