Reforming Pensions in Developing and Transition Countries
Published on 1. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXI, 346 pages
978-1-349-48451-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book moves beyond technical studies of pension systems by addressing the political economy of pension reform in different contexts. It provides insights into key issues related to pension policy and its developmental implications, drawing on selected country studies in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XXI, 346 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-48451-5 (9781349484515)
DOI
10.1057/9781137396112
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Book
08/2014
Palgrave Macmillan
€106.99
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Person
Katja Hujo, UNRISD, Geneva
Katharina Müller, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Markus Loewe, German Development Institute
Huck-ju Kwon, Seoul National University, South Korea
Marcelo Abi-Ramia Caetano, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada
Mukul G. Asher, University of Singapore
Azad Singh Bali, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore
Fang Lianquan, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Fred Hendricks, Rhodes University, South Africa
Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, University of East Anglia, UK
Kepa Artaraz, University of Brighton, UK
Mariana Rulli, University of Rio Negro, Argentina
Content
1. Introduction and Overview; Katja Hujo PART I: POLITICAL ECONOMY ISSUES IN PENSION REFORM 2. Pension Privatization and Economic Development in Central-Eastern European Pension Reform; Katharina Müller 3. Pension Schemes and Pension Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa; Markus Loewe 4. The Reform of the Civil Service Pension Programme in Korea: Changes and Continuity; Huck-ju Kwon PART II: PENSION SYSTEM AND REFORM IN THE BRICS 5. Recent History, Perspectives and Challenges to Pension Policy: The Brazilian Case; Marcelo Abi-Ramia Caetano 6. Social Security Reform and Economic Development: The Case of India; Mukul G. Asher and Azad Singh Bali 7. Towards Universal Coverage: A Macro Analysis of China's Public Pension Reform; Lianquan Fang 8. The Private Affairs of Public Sector Pensions in South Africa: Debt, Development and Corporatization; Fred Hendricks PART III: BRINGING THE STATE BACK IN 9. Pension Reform in Bolivia: Two Models of Income Security in Old Age; Peter Lloyd-Sherlock and Kepa Artaraz 10. Pension Reform in Chile and Argentina: Towards More Inclusive Protection; Katja Hujo and Mariana Rulli 11. Conclusions; Katja Hujo