1st Edition
Economic Well-Being of the Elderly A Comparison Across Five European Countries
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
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Providing an in-depth analysis of the economic well-being of the elderly across five European countries - UK, Austria, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia - this book offers an assessment of the performance of national social security systems in terms of income provision for the elderly. Each country analysis strictly adheres to a common methodological framework. This enables meaningful cross-country... Read more
Contents: Introduction and comparative summary, Tine Stanovnik, Carl Emmerson, Christopher Prinz, Zsolt Spéder, Nada Stropnik and Adam Szulc. Transition Countries: Hungary: getting better and becoming dissimilar, Zsolt Spéder; Poland: transition gainers with an uncertain future, Adam Szulc; Slovenia: income stability in a turbulent period of economic transition, Tine Stanovnik and Nada Stropnik. Non-Transition Economies: Austria: do trends in income distribution influence policy?, Christopher Prinz; Reforms in the UK: involving the private sector, Carl Emmerson, Paul Johnson and Gary Stears; Contributors.
Biography
Stropnik, Nada; Stanovnik, Tine
