1、字数：英文 3829 单词， 20396 字符；中文 6752 汉字 出处： Foster L. Active ageing, pensions and retirement in the UKJ. Journal of population ageing,2018,11(2):117-132. 外文文献 Active Ageing, Pensions and Retirement in the UK Abstract The ageing population has led to increasing concerns about pensions and their future sus
2、tainability. Much of the dominant policy discourse around ageing and pension provision over the last decade has focussed on postponing retirement and prolonging employment. These measures are central to productive notions of active ageing. Initially the paper briefly sets out the pension development
3、s in the UK. Then it introduces active ageing and active ageing policy, exploring its implications for UK pension provision. It demonstrates that a more comprehensive active ageing framework, which incorporates a life-course perspective, has the potential to assist the UK to respond to the challenge
4、s of an ageing population. In doing so it needs to highlight older people as an economic and social resource, and reduce barriers to older peoples participation in society. Keywords: Active ageing, Extending working lives, UK, Longevity, Pensions Introduction The worlds population is ageing. The num
5、ber of people aged 65 or older worldwide is projected to grow from 524 million in 2010 to nearly 1.5 billion in 2050 (World Health Organisation 2012). The age-based dependency ratio is also changing: in Europe there are four people of working age for every person over 65 and by 2060 there will be on
6、ly two (European Commission 2010). In the UK it is estimated that the population aged over 65 will grow twice as fast as the working age population, accounting for 24% of the population by 2037 (Office for National Statistics 2015). This process of demographic ageing with the accompanying shifts in the ratio of social security contributors to recipients poses a significant challenge to the sustainability of pensions (Hofcker 2015). The active ageing framework has emerged as a k
