The Political Economy of Pension Financialisation

ISBN-13: 9780367368357 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 160 str.

Anke Hassel; Tobias Wi

Opis

The Political Economy of Pension Financialisation addresses – for numerous countries – how and why pension reforms have come to rely more on financial markets, how public policy reacted to financial crises, and regulatory variation.

Spis treści

1. The political economy of pension financialisation: public policy responses to the crisis  2. Reinforcement of pension financialisation as a response to financial crises in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom  3. Multipillarisation remodelled: the role of interest organisations in British and German pension reforms  4. Re-assessing the role of financial professionals in pension fund investment strategies  5. Countering financial interests for social purposes: what drives state intervention in pension markets in the context of financialisation?  6. Insuring individuals… and politicians: financial services providers, stock market risk and the politics of private pension guarantees in Germany  7. EU pension policy and financialisation: purpose without powers?  8. Financialisation meets collectivisation: occupational pensions in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden