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Author Marier, Patrik.

Title Pension politics : consensus and social conflict in ageing societies / Patrik Marier
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 221 pages)
Series Routledge/EUI studies in the political economy of the welfare state ; 11
Routledge/EUI studies in the political economy of welfare ; 11.
Contents Chapter Introduction: Policy change in difficult times -- chapter 1 The origins of diversity in pension reform processes: A theoretical approach -- chapter 2 France: still a 'societ́e ́bloqueé'? -- chapter 3 Belgium: Seeking to adapt in a crumbling consensual world, one small step at a time -- chapter 4 Sweden: Do unions still matter? Committees instil a radical pension reform -- chapter 5 United Kingdom: A marriage with the private sector? -- chapter 6 Conclusion: Comparative tests of the hypotheses and their application to other industrialized countries
Summary Presenting an innovative contribution to the literature on the politics of pension reform, this volume provides a neo-institutionalist analysis of pension reform in Belgium, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom
Notes "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-214) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Old age pensions -- Government policy -- Europe, Western -- Case studies
Social security -- Europe, Western -- Case studies
Social conflict -- Europe, Western -- Case studies
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Personal Finance -- Retirement Planning.
Old age pensions -- Government policy
Social conflict
Social security
Western Europe
Genre/Form Electronic books
Case studies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780203931219
0203931211
Other Titles Consensus and social conflict in aging societies