Social security and pension reform international perspectives / Marek Szczepanski, John A. Turner, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Szczepański, Marek.

Contributor:

Szczepański, Marek, 1959- editor.

Turner, John A. (John Andrew), 1949- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social security.

Pensions.

Pensions--Government policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

W.E. Upjohn Institute 2014

Kalamazoo, Michigan : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Countries around the world are reforming their social security and pension systems. International studies often focus on social security reforms in Europe and North America, and may include Latin America. Reforms, however, are also occurring in Asia and Africa, and include reforms of voluntary and employer-provided pensions as well as social security programs. This book discusses both social security and employer-provided pension reforms, as well as reforms in most regions of the world.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Part 1: Overview

1 Social Security and Pension Reform: The Views of 16 Authors

2 Social Security and Pension Trends around the World

Part 2: Reforms in Europe

3 Have Personal Retirement Savings Accounts Achieved Their Objectives in Ireland?

4 Social Security and Pension Income in Sweden

5 The Reform of Social Security Pensions in Portugal: A Critical Assessment

6 The Norwegian Government Pension Fund as an Investor in Global Markets

7 Pension Reforms in Central and Eastern European Countries, 1998-2012

8 Pension Reform and the Measurement of Risk in Occupational Pension Plans in Poland

Part 3: Reforms in Australia, Asia, Africa, and the Americas

9 Australian Pensions: An Equitable Solution in a Postcrisis World?

10 Social Security Reform in China

11 Social Security and Pensions in East Africa

12 The Efficiency of Defined Contribution Pension Plans in the Americas

Part 4: Reform Issues

13 Pension Fund Governance

14 Financial Literacy, Education, and Advice

Authors

Index

About the Institute.

Notes:

Includes index.

"This book is based largely on the 2012 conference of the European Network for Research on Supplementary Pensions (ENRSP), held at Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland, on September 13-14, 2012"--Preface.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-88099-470-3

OCLC:

887538289