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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"For the millions of people in their fifties and sixties who find themselves out of work or underemployed and financially incapable of retiring, here's a practical plan for getting past blame and shame, overcoming denial, and finding a path to a new normal. Elizabeth White has an impressive resume, which includes advanced degrees from Harvard and Johns Hopkins and a distinguished employment history. She started a business that failed and then tried...
6) India
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This documentary follows the lives of 5 child laborers in India: Bala (11) and Rama (9), stone cutters; an 8 year old girl who makes insence sticks; a 7 year old girl who works 10 hours a day in the poppy fields and a 10 year old boy who was pulled out of school to tend cattle. Also tells of a political science professor's program that rescues children from their jobs and places them in a special school program.
Author
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"Investigates the prospects for moving the average retirement age to 66 from 63. Examines companies' incentives to employ older workers and what government can do to promote continued participation in the workforce. Considers the challenge of ensuring a secure retirement for low-wage workers and those unable to continue to work"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
S. hrg volume 115-679
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English