The Growing Discontents of Older British Employees: Extended Working Life at Risk from Quality of Working Life

Smeaton, D. and White, M. 2016. The Growing Discontents of Older British Employees: Extended Working Life at Risk from Quality of Working Life. Social Policy and Society. 15 (3), pp. 369-385. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746415000366

TitleThe Growing Discontents of Older British Employees: Extended Working Life at Risk from Quality of Working Life
AuthorsSmeaton, D. and White, M.
JournalSocial Policy and Society
Journal citation15 (3), pp. 369-385
ISSN1474-7464
Year2016
PublisherCambridge University Press
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746415000366
Publication dates
Published14 Jul 2015
Published in printJul 2016
FunderESRC (Economic & Social Research Council)

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