TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract This chapter discusses the concept of productive ageing in Japan and Poland. Productive ageing is defined as any activity by older people which produces goods or services, whether paid or not. Productive ageing is slightly more narrowly defined than active ageing in so far it is focused on economic activity whereas active ageing covers a broader array of social activities. The chapter discusses activities of governments and employers in these three economies in promoting economic activities. The relative success of the Japanese economy in sustaining relative high levels of older employment is the result of active government interventions both in terms of adjusting pension policies to support working pensioners and intervening in employer practices. In Poland, government has struggled to raise older workers’ participation rates by raising pension ages and promoting older employment. In both countries, governments are recognising the economic impact of ageing demographics on the respective societies, but have had different levels of active involvement in intervening in employer practices. Finally, this chapter initiates a broader discussion of the situation in the discussed area not only in Poland, but in other countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
SN  - 978-1-78714-639-6, 978-1-78714-638-9/
DO  - 10.1108/978-1-78714-638-920171002
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78714-638-920171002
AU  - Kohlbacher Florian
AU  - Warwas Izabela
AU  - Mollenhauer Hendrik
ED  - Matt Flynn
ED  - Yuxin Li
ED  - Anthony Chiva
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Productive Ageing Society in Japan and Poland and Its Impacts on Productivity and Prosperity
T2  - Managing the Ageing Workforce in the East and the West
T3  - The Changing Context of Managing People
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 19
EP  - 47
Y2  - 2024/09/18
ER  -