Low pay and pensions: planning for old age in a real world of insecurity, financial constraint and competing demands.
PhD thesis
Whiting, M. 2006. Low pay and pensions: planning for old age in a real world of insecurity, financial constraint and competing demands. PhD thesis Middlesex University School of Health and Social Sciences
Type | PhD thesis |
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Title | Low pay and pensions: planning for old age in a real world of insecurity, financial constraint and competing demands. |
Authors | Whiting, M. |
Abstract | This thesis is a study of current pension policy and its likelihood of providing a decent retirement income that guarantees a quality of life for the low paid, namely a retirement above subsistence level and one that offers them dignity and personal autonomy. The low paid often experience financial difficulties during their working lives and owing to competing financial demands not only do they struggle to make ends meet but find it difficult to put aside savings for their futures. This research was a social investigation and examined current government thinking and its approach to redress these problems. It used |
Research Group | Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) |
Department name | School of Health and Social Sciences |
Institution name | Middlesex University |
Publication dates | |
06 Jul 2011 | |
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Deposited | 06 Jul 2011 |
Completed | Jan 2006 |
Output status | Published |
Additional information | Thesis submitted to Middlesex University in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. |
Language | English |
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https://repository.mdx.ac.uk/item/83626
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