Dr. Gülçin Con Wright's Article Titled "Amartya Sen's Capability Approach to Capabilities and Agency in Retirement"
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Dr. Gülçin Con Wright's article titled "'Amartya Sen's Capability Approach to Capabilities and Agency in Retirement" was published in the Journal of Human and Social Science Researches (14:3).
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Abstract
Many countries with aging populations have recently introduced comprehensive changes to their retirement systems. The rapidly increasing older population is expected to have a longer and healthier retirement period due to increasing average and healthy life expectancy. This situation necessitates a comprehensive examination of issues ranging from retirement planning to adaptation to retirement. Considering Turkey's rapidly aging population, it becomes more critical to reconsider its retirement system as well. This article aims to examine working life and retirement in later life, by applying Amartya Sen's ‘capability approach’ on the preferences, capabilities and rights of older individuals. For this purpose, international literature will be reviewed, and discussions regarding the capabilities of older people during transition to retirement, retirement period, and post-retirement work life will be included. This approach, more recently implemented in the field of aging, will provide crucial insights about preserving the agency of older individuals in social policymaking targeting retirement. Thus, this article aims to contribute to a better understanding of how life transitions such as retirement can occur without disrupting the structure of a sustainable and healthy society.
Keywords
Retirement , Capability Approach , Older Adults , Capabilities , Agency