| Transformation of Social Security: Pensions in Central-Eastern Europe Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Müller, Katharina (Editor), Ryll, Andreas (Editor), Wagener, Hans-Jürgen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3790812102 ISBN-13: 9783790812107 Publisher: Physica-Verlag OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1999 Annotation: This collection of papers focuses on the recent pension reform experiences in Central-Eastern Europe, while starting from a broader theoretical and empirical context. It provides evidence for the political feasibility of radical pension reform, considered unlikely in the West. The approach is both multi-disciplinary and cross-regional: The book contains papers by economists, political scientists and sociologists. The authors come from Germany, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the US. The volume consists of four parts: First, general questions of transformation and social security in post-1989 Central Eastern Europe are addressed, followed by an introduction into issues and role models in the international pension reform debate. Then, three Central European country cases are presented, analysing institutional legacies, recent reform measures and relevant political actors. A comparative section on Central-Eastern European pension reforms concludes this book. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Personal Finance - Retirement Planning - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 331.252 |
| LCCN: 99041025 |
| Series: Contributions to Economics |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.01 lbs) 306 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The present volume contains the proceedings of the workshop "Transformation of th Social Security: Pensions in Central-Eastern Europe", held on March 27-28, 1998 in Berlin. The workshop was realised in the context of the multi-disciplinary research programme "The Transformation of Economic Systems and the Reform of Societies in Central and Eastern Europe", currently conducted at Frankfurt Institute for Transformation Studies, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder). The programme, involving economists, cultural and political scientists, sociologists and jurists, is funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. The editors would like to express their appreciation for this invaluable source of financial support. Moreover, special thanks are due to two people who, in spite of a tight schedule, have done their best to improve the readability and appearance of this book: Melany Jacobs made skilful linguistic improvements to the original manuscripts, while Andreas Paul took great care over the final layout. Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V List of Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1X Introduction: Transforming Social Security - Pensions in Central-Eastern Europe Katharina MOiler, Andreas Ry/l and Hans-JOrgen Wagener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 I. Transition and Social Security in Central-Eastern Europe Social Security - A Second Phase Transformation Phenomenon? Hans-JOrgen Wagener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Transformation of Social Security in Central and Eastern Europe Krzysztof Hagemejer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 II. Issues and Role Models in the Pension Reform Debate The Controversy Between the Pay-As-You-Go System and the Fully-Funded System in Old-Age Security Hermann Ribhegge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 The Political Feasibility of Pension Reform in the Light of Demographic Change Friedrich Breyer and Klaus Stolte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
