Britain's Pensions Crisis: History and Policy
Author:   Hugh Pemberton (Lecturer in Modern British History, University of Bristol) ,  Pat Thane (Leverhulme Professor of Contemporary British History, Centre for Contemporary British History at the Institute for Historical Research, University of London) ,  Noel Whiteside (Zurich Financial Services Fellow, University of Warwick)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   7
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9780197263853


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   19 October 2006
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Hugh Pemberton (Lecturer in Modern British History, University of Bristol) ,  Pat Thane (Leverhulme Professor of Contemporary British History, Centre for Contemporary British History at the Institute for Historical Research, University of London) ,  Noel Whiteside (Zurich Financial Services Fellow, University of Warwick)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   7
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9780197263853


ISBN 10:   0197263852
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   19 October 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction ; Beveridge and pensions ; Politics and pensions in postwar Britain ; History and the present crisis ; The 'scandal' of women's pensions ; The sidelining of gender ; Gender and the present crisis ; Financing our futures ; The economics of the crisis ; The UK Occupational Pension System in Crisis ; Occupational pension schemes in Britain and Europe ; Occupational pension schemes in Britain and the USA ; Occupational pension schemes and the present crisis ; Pension reforms in Southern Europe ; Pension reforms in Central and Eastern Europe ; Pension reform in Northern Europe ; Epilogue

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[An] important contribution to policy debate as well as social history. 20th Century British History a very informative book... timely Prem Sikka, Tribune Being a paperback makes the book accessible and portable, and helps to make it appear very much what it is: a reader on the history of our pensions system. Padraig Floyd, Pensions Management an important contribution to policy debate as well as social history. Robin Blackburn, 20th Century British History


[An] important contribution to policy debate as well as social history. 20th Century British History a very informative book... timely Prem Sikka, Tribune Being a paperback makes the book accessible and portable, and helps to make it appear very much what it is: a reader on the history of our pensions system. Padraig Floyd, Pensions Management an important contribution to policy debate as well as social history. Robin Blackburn, 20th Century British History


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