Securing Pension Provision

The Challenge of Reforming the Age of Entitlement
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-45396-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3109 g

By comparing Germany, France, the UK and the USA this study explores how governments have tackled the increased pressure of financing state pensions. Specifically, it looks at the approach of each of these countries to raising the age of entitlement in order to understand the ways in which this policy was introduced in different countries.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blair, C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART I: THE WORLD OF ANALYSIS: PENSION SYSTEMS AND THEIR REFORMS IN OECD COUNTRIES 1. Ordering Chaos 2. Changing Ages 3. Beyond Convergence and Divergence: Choosing the Cases PART II: ANALYSING PENSIONABLE AGE CHANGES IN FOUR COUNTRIES 4. Early Birds and Laggards? A Comparison of the USA and France 5. Similar, Yet Different? A comparison of Germany and the United Kingdom PART III: BRINGING THE STORIES TOGETHER 6. Acting and Reacting: The Public-Private Interplay in Pensionable Age Reforms 7. Acquiring the Ability to Reform 8. Reconciling the Approaches Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Catherine Blair has held a variety of roles in pension and employment policy in the British civil service, and has also worked for a number of years at the European Commission. She was educated at the University of Oxford and the College of Europe in Bruges before completing her Doctorate at the University of Bremen.