Global issues in work, aging, and retirement

Abstract

This chapter reviews and discusses research related to work, aging, and retirement from a global, international, and cross-cultural standpoint. With the lifespan developmental perspective as an organizing theoretical framework, global issues in work, aging, and retirement are considered from four conceptual standpoints: (a) demography and workforce aging; (b) workforce health and worker well-being in the face of global population aging; (c) worker mobility in a global context; and (d) overarching cultural and institutional issues. A summary of the state-of-the-science is provided in each of these four key areas. Relevant directions for future research and implications for practitioners are discussed.