Pension Politics: Consensus and Social Conflict in Ageing Societies

ISBN-13: 9780415663724 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 222 str.

Patrik Marier

Opis

Presenting an innovative contribution to the literature on the politics of pension reform, this volume provides a neo-institutionalist analysis of pension reform in Belgium, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Recenzje

"A splendid addition to the scholarly literature." -- H. I. Liebling, emeritus, Lafayette College

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Patrik Marier is Canada Research Chair in Comparative Public Policy in the Department of Political Science at Concordia University, Canada.