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The Politics of Age

Basic Pension Systems in a Comparative and Historical Perspective

by Jörn Henrik Petersen (Volume editor) Klaus Petersen (Volume editor)
©2009 Conference proceedings 228 Pages

Summary

Financially and politically, old age pensions are one of the cornerstones of modern welfare states, with a long history behind them. Pension systems and pension reforms have not only commanded the special attention of welfare researchers. Over the past few years, politicians throughout most of Europe have discovered that pension reforms can be both a difficult and a hazardous venture. In this book a number of researchers analyse the historical political development of European pension systems as well as present-day political and economic challenges. The authors comprise economists, political scientists and historians. The multi-disciplinary approach of the book combined with its comparative and historical perspective make possible a finely graded presentation of public pension systems and the challenges facing them.

Details

Pages
228
Publication Year
2009
ISBN (Softcover)
9783631581919
Language
English
Keywords
Old age pension systems Pension reforms Welfare States Universalism
Published
Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2009. 228 pp., num. graphs

Biographical notes

Jörn Henrik Petersen (Volume editor) Klaus Petersen (Volume editor)

The Editors: Jørn Henrik Petersen is Professor of Social Policy and Klaus Petersen is Professor of Welfare History at the Centre for Welfare, University of Southern Denmark.

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