The reform of Bismarckian pension systems : a comparison of pension politics in Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden

The reform of Bismarckian pension systems a comparison of pension politics in Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden

Sluggish economic growth, rising unemployment, and a rapidly aging population all exert financial pressure on public pension systems and highlight the need for major reform. Martin Schludi traces the political process of pension reform in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Sweden from the 1980s on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schludi, Martin (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press c2005.
Amsterdam : [2005]
Edition:1st ed
Series:Changing welfare states.
Subjects:
Old age pensions > Government policy > Europe.
Old age assistance > Government policy > Europe.
Public welfare > Europe.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427550906719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Table Of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Need for Pension Reform: A Problem-Oriented Perspective
  • 2. An Empirical Overview of Policy Change in Bismarckian Pension Regimes
  • 3. The Politics of Pension Reform: An Actor-Centred Explanatory Framework
  • 4. Sweden: Policy-Oriented Bargaining
  • 5. Italy: Corporatist Concertation in the Shadow of EMU
  • 6. Germany: From Consensus To Conflict
  • 7. Austria: Reform Blockage by the Trade Unions
  • 8. France: Adverse Prerequisites for a Pension Consensus
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Appendix I. Summary Description of Retirement Systems (1986)
  • Appendix II. Chronology of National Pension Reforms (from 1989 until 2001)
  • Appendix III. Glossary of Terms
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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