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OverviewA History of the German Public Pension System: Continuity amid Change provides the first comprehensive institutional history of the German public pension system from its origins in the late nineteenth century to the major reform period in the early twenty-first century. Relying on a wide range sources, including many used for the first time, this study provides a balanced account of how the pension system has coped with major challenges, such as Germany’s defeat in two world wars, inflation, the Great Depression, the demographic transition, political risk, reunification, and changing gender roles. It shows that while the pension system has changed to meet all of these challenges, it has retained basic characteristics—particularly the tie between work, contributions, and benefits—that fundamentally define its character and have enabled it to survive economic and political turmoil for over a century. This book also demonstrates that the most serious challenge faced by the pension system has consistently been political intervention by leaders hoping to use it for purposes unrelated to its mission of providing the insured with secure and adequate retirement income. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alfred C. MierzejewskiPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 23.90cm Weight: 0.839kg ISBN: 9781498521161ISBN 10: 1498521169 Pages: 444 Publication Date: 04 March 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Origins of the German Public Pension System Chapter 2: The Initial Period of Expansion, 1891-1918 Chapter 3: World War and Inflation, 1914-1923 Chapter 4: Temporary Stabilization and Renewed Crisis, 1924-1933 Chapter 5: Pensions under the Swastika, 1933-1945 Chapter 6: Interregnum, 1945-1949 Chapter 7: The Golden Era of Benefit Expansion in the West, 1949-1972 Chapter 8: The Long Crisis: Economic Stagnation and Demographic Decline, 1973-1990 Chapter 9: The Government Retirement Pension System of the German Democratic Republic, 1949-1989 Chapter 10: Political and Social Reunification, 1990-1994 Chapter 11: The Reform Era of 1994-2007 Chapter 12: Looking BackReviewsThis comprehensive, readable history is likely the single most thorough analysis of any national pension system yet written. Its sophisticated analysis of the German experience makes for an important addition to the literature on the political economy of the welfare state as well as being of interest to anyone attempting to understand the challenges and trade-offs that confront today's social security systems. -- Steven Livingston, Middle Tennessee State University This thorough account is the first integrated history of the German public pension system since its founding in the nineteenth century. It combines knowledge of all important scholarly literature on the history of the German public pension system with a lucid analysis of its main characteristics, providing an interpretation that takes into account various political battles and economic changes over the past 125 years. -- Ulrike Haerendel, Protestant Academy of Tutzing Alfred C. Mierzejewski has created a seamless narrative of an overlooked but major institution across an entire century-not a small achievement, given that this period deals with six distinct regimes. This work will be of enduring significance. -- Roland Spickermann, University of Texas of the Permian Basin This comprehensive, readable history is likely the single most thorough analysis of any national pension system yet written. Its sophisticated analysis of the German experience makes for an important addition to the literature on the political economy of the welfare state as well as being of interest to anyone attempting to understand the challenges and trade-offs that confront today's social security systems. -- Steven Livingston, Middle Tennessee State University Author InformationAlfred C. Mierzejewski is professor of modern German history at the University of North Texas. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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