Pension politics : consensus and social conflict in ageing societies /

Main Author: Marier, Patrik
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, England : Routledge, 2008.
Series:Routledge/EUI studies in the political economy of the welfare state ; 11
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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 tim
  • 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.