Work to Welfare: How Men Become Detached from the Labour Market [Paperback]

Explores issues relating to the rapidly increasing number of men detached from the labour market.During the last twenty years vast numbers of men of working age have moved completely out of the labour market into 'early retirement' or 'long-term sickness' and to take on new roles in the household. These trends stand in stark contrast to rising labour market participation among women. Based on new research in the UK presented in an international perspective, the book offers a detailed exploration of the varied financial, family and health circumstances 'detached men' are living in and challenges assumptions about the true state of the labour market.During the last twenty years vast numbers of men of working age have moved completely out of the labour market into 'early retirement' or 'long-term sickness' and to take on new roles in the household. These trends stand in stark contrast to rising labour market participation among women. Based on new research in the UK presented in an international perspective, the book offers a detailed exploration of the varied financial, family and health circumstances 'detached men' are living in and challenges assumptions about the true state of the labour market.During the last twenty years vast numbers of working age men have moved completely out of the labor market into early retirement or long-term sickness and to take on new household roles. These trends contrast greatly to rising labor market participation among women. Based on research in the U.K. presented in an international perspective, this book offers a detailed exploration of the varied circumstances detached men are living in and challenges assumptions about the true state of the labor market.Preface; Part I. The Context for Labour Market Detachment: 1. The UK labour market; 2. The international context; 3. The benefits system; Part II. New Evidence from the UK: 4. The detached male workforce; 5. Incapacity benefit and unemployment; 6. The over 50s; 7. Family, liflÑ