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    Decentralisation and conflict management in Indonesia and Nigeria
    Diprose, R ; Ukiwo, U (Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity, University of Oxford, 2008)
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    Child support and housing outcomes
    Natalier, K ; Walter, M ; Wulff, M ; Reynolds, M ; Hewitt, B ( 2008-03-01)
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    The Place of Age in Organisational Policymaking: Evidence from an Australian Qualitative Study
    Brooke, E ; Healy, P ; Jiang, J ; TAYLOR, P ; Kumashiro, M (CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), 2008)
    This report presents findings of qualitative research in four case study organizations as part of a larger study, Redesigning Work for an Ageing Society (RW4AS) Project, being undertaken by Business Work and Ageing Centre for Research, Swinburne University. The study will identify factors transforming the nature of work and posing risks to the work ability of an ageing workforce, examine existing policies and practice in managing workforce ageing in public and private organizations and test the applicability of the Work Ability model to Australian circumstances. The research found that changes engendered by globalization shaped the organization of work and the pressures experienced by individual workers. All the organizations function in a globalised, highly competitive market, are adopting new technologies and are increasingly reliant on work intensification and casualization of labour. They had not come to terms with the need to retain their ageing workers as manifested by short term policy responses rather than proactive strategies. The areas in which ageing workers experienced difficulties, such as their competence with new technologies, changing work structures and occupational health risks indicate alignments between work ability domains and managing the vulnerabilities of ageing Australian workers in changing organizational environments.
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    Are European older workers on the verge of a ‘golden age’ of employment opportunities?
    TAYLOR, P ; Chiva, A ; Manthorpe, A (Open University Press, 2008)
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    European Union Policy for Older workers
    TAYLOR, P ; Dykstra, D (Knaw Press, 2008)
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    The promise of ageing labour forces
    TAYLOR, P ; Taylor, P (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008)
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    Sing if you’re glad to be grey. Working towards a happier old age in the United Kingdom
    TAYLOR, P ; Taylor, P (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008)
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    Conclusions: The prospects for ageing labour forces
    TAYLOR, P ; Taylor, P (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008)
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    Ageing labour forces: Promises and prospects
    Taylor, P (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008-12-01)
    . . The case studies presented in this collection are highly accessible and rich in detail, and provide comprehensive and interesting analyses of ageing labour forces.
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    Employees, employers and the institutions of work: The global competition for terrain in the ageing workforce agenda
    Jorgensen, B ; Taylor, P (Emerald, 2008-03-03)
    Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess risks and prospects for older workers and to provide a number of recommendations designed to marshal the interests of employees, business and government. Design/methodology/approach The paper examines the terrain of competing interests and dynamic complexities of workforce ageing, by elaborating on the topic of economic globalisation, the policy approaches adopted by government, the actions taken by industry and the working and life preferences of older workers. Findings In the absence of a deep understanding of the current relationship between demographic ageing, the labour market and economic globalisation, the policy aspirations of government face the prospect of limited success. The currently popular premise, that ageing populations go hand‐in‐hand with ageing workforces, appears to be contradicted by much of the available evidence, which points to rather more complex scenarios, in which outcomes are uncertain, but clearly where late career workers may not necessarily fare well. Originality/value The paper brings analysis to the area of ageing populations and the labour market in the context of globalization – a complex and important topic that is usually dealt with far too simply.