عنوان

Reforming pensions in developing and transition countries

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1137396113

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9781137396112

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b546401

Title Proper

Reforming pensions in developing and transition countries

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[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

[edited by] Katja Hujo.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2014

Series Title

Social policy in a development context.

Text of Note

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 Mller --;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.

Text of Note

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.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.

Pensions -- Developing countries.

POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.

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[edited by] Katja Hujo.

Katja Hujo

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