1st Edition
Pension Politics Consensus and Social Conflict in Ageing Societies
By Patrik Marier
Copyright 2008
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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Population ageing and slower economic growth have raised serious questions about the willingness and ability of governments to maintain current social policies. Within this new reality, discussions on the future of public pensions have been predominant in political debates across Europe.
This book explains why certain countries have been able to radically transform their pension system... Read more
Introduction: Policy Change in Difficult Times 1. The Origins of Diversity in Pension Reform Processes: A Theoretical Approach 2. France: Still a 'Société Bloquée'? 3. Belgium: Seeking to Adapt in a Crumbling Consensual World, One Small Step at a Time 4. Sweden: Do Unions Still Matter?: Committees Instil a Radical Pension Reform 5. United Kingdom: A Marriage with the Private Sector? 6. Conclusion: Comparative Tests of the Hypotheses and their Application to other Industrialized Countries
Biography
Patrik Marier is Canada Research Chair in Comparative Public Policy in the Department of Political Science at Concordia University, Canada.
"A splendid addition to the scholarly literature." -- H. I. Liebling, emeritus, Lafayette College
