What's age got to do with it?: towards a new advocacy on ageing and work
Australia, along with the other developed economies, is grappling with the implications of an ageing population. Concerns about increasing welfare costs and shortfalls of labour supply have brought with them calls to prolong working lives. However, current public policy is inadequate if Australia wishes to make the best use of its ageing workforce. Present approaches to both public policy and advocacy have the potential to be harmful in terms of their response to age barriers in society. This report attempts to offer a fresh approach, challenging the basis of the present advocacy... Show more
Authors: Taylor, Philip; Smith, Warwick
Published: [Sydney, New South Wales], Per Capita, 2017
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 37 p.
Access item: https://percapita.org.au/research/whats-age-got/
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