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The challenges posed by an ageing population and a diminished tradition of saving for retirement leave some complex and controversial choices for the Coalition government on pensions. Steve Webb, Minister of State for Pensions, outlines the Coalition's plans for pension reform and support for older workers.

ESSAY CHRONICLES KHRUSHCHEV'S REMOVAL FROM POWER IN 1964 AND HIS ACTIVITIES AFTER THE 'RETIREMENT' UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1971. THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES HIS TREATMENT BY THE MEMBERS OF THE POLITBURO, THE SENSATION CAUSED BY THE APPEARANCE OF THE FIRST VOLUME OF HIS MEMOIRS, AND THE NEW INTEREST IN HIS POLITICAL CAREER WHICH IS EMERGING NOW IN THE SOVIET UNION.

"Civil Service Retirement, Federal Employee Group Life Insurance, Federal Employees Health Benefits, Retired Fedeal Employees Health Benefits." ; Report year ends June 30. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Despite general agreement about the increasing diversity of pathways into retirement, there is less understanding about the role of gender and social class in this process. Women's involvement in the family has been viewed as taking precedence over their participation in the paid labour force and hence their retirement has not been adequately documented. This project addresses a number of serious gaps in our knowledge of retirement. Firstly, most research has been limited to describing the consequences of retirement for males. The separation of work and family spheres constitutes the theoretical basis of much early research on retirement. Using socialist-feminist, political economy and life course theory, this project aims to conduct a theoretically integrated model of women's retirement. The conceptual model tested examined the dynamics between work and family characteristics and assessed how these affected women's retirement status. Secondly, the operational definition of retirement remains an unsettled issue in aging. The author assigned four retirement measures in addition to the conceptual model to address this issue. To evaluate the research questions, logistic regression procedures were employed with a sample of 2447 women, 55 and over, from the 1994 Statistics Canada General Social Survey Cycle 9. The results indicate that much of the indeteminacy in retirement definitions can be traced to the differences associated with each criterion. Depending on the measure used, a number of socio-economic and family variables show significance. The findings presented confirm the importance of exploring family and work career linkages among retired women. Furthermore, the assessment of multiple measures of retirement reinforces the need for stronger conceptualizations of work and retirement.

The process of retirement begins with attitudes toward retirement, retirement policies, & factors in the decision to retire. Currently, high levels of desire for retirement & poor health cause most retirements to occur at or near the minimum age for retirement. The retirement transition has varying effects, depending on how the individual arrives at retirement. Those retiring voluntarily have little or no difficulty adjusting. Those forced out by mandatory retirement policies tend to be dissatisfied at first, but eventually adjust. And those retiring because of poor health are understandably the most dissatisfied, although retirement improves health for many of them. Retirement itself has no predictable negative effect on physical health, self-esteem, or life satisfaction. It does tend to reduce activity level. A good adjustment in the retirement years depends on having a secure income, good health, meaningful activities, & high marital satisfaction. Given income & health, most retired persons adjust well. However, retirement income systems & health care financing systems in the US are losing ground, & gaps in coverage are widening. This situation poses a serious threat to the future of retirement. HA.