Politics of Age : Basic Pension Systems in a Comparative and Historical Perspective

Petersen, Jorn Henrik (EDT); Petersen, Klaus (EDT)

ISBN 10: 3631581912 / ISBN 13: 9783631581919

Published by Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Politics of Age : Basic Pension Systems in a Comparative and Historical Perspective
• Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631581912
• ISBN 13: 9783631581919
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.