The evolution of retirement : an American economic history, 1880-1990 /

Costa, Dora L.

The evolution of retirement : an American economic history, 1880-1990 / Dora L. Costa. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1998. - xiii, 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - NBER series on long-term factors in economic development .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-225) and indexes.

0226116085 (cloth : alk. paper)

97029755


Retirement--History.--United States
Older people--Economic conditions.--United States
Older people--Social conditions.--United States
Aging--Government policy--United States.
Social security--United States.
Old age pensions--United States.


United States--Economic policy.
United States--Social policy.

HQ 1063.2.U6 / C7 1998