Overview

The provision of retirement income is a dynamic system that needs to be constantly adapted to the ever changing social and economic environment. When incremental adaptations are not sufficient, larger reform steps are necessary. At this juncture of history almost all industrialized countries face rapid population ageing and need to adapt their pension systems to this historically unprecedented demographic change. The six countries in this study (Chile, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States) have responded to the new challenge very differently. The book cannot provide a universally optimal solution to the pension problems caused by population ageing, because the six countries are simply too different in terms of their demographic, cultural, historical and economic backgrounds. However, since national discussions tend to be surprisingly narrowly focused even in times of globalization, there is much to learn by looking over the neighbour's fence.

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Author:   Axel H. Borsch-Supan ,  Meinhard Miegel
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9783540417149

ISBN 10:   3540417141
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   27 March 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Six Countries - And No Pension System Alike.- References.- 1 The German Retirement Insurance System.- 1.1 A Brief History of the German Public Pension System.- 1.2 The Pillars Providing Retirement Income in Germany.- 1.3 Future Developments.- 1.4 Current Reform Options.- References.- 2 The Dutch Pension System.- 2.1 A Brief History of the Dutch Pension System.- 2.2 The Pillars Providing Retirement Income in the Netherlands.- 2.3 Future Developments.- 2.4 Current Reform Options.- 2.5 Conclusions.- References.- 3 The Swiss Three-Pillar Model.- 3.1 A Brief Look at How the Swiss System of Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Evolved.- 3.2 The Three Pillars of Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance in Switzerland.- 3.3 Future Developments.- 3.4 Amendments under Discussion.- References.- 4 The UK System of Pension Provision.- 4.1 The Evolution of the UK Pension System.- 4.2 The Development of a Multi-Pillar Pension System from 1975 to 1999.- 4.3 Future Prospects for the UK Pension Scheme.- 4.4 Public Attitudes to Pension Reform.- 4.5 A Summing Up.- References.- 5 United States: Support in Retirement: Where We Are and Where We Are Going.- 5.1 Overview of the United States Social Security System.- 5.2 Social Security and Other Forms of Retirement Support.- 5.3 Future Developments.- 5.4 Social Security Reform.- 5.5 Summary.- References.- 6 Chile's Pension Revolution Coming of Age.- 6.1 A Brief History: From Public Pay-As-You-Go to Private Fully-Funded Pensions.- 6.2 The Pillars.- 6.3 Current Shortcomings Of Chile's Pension System And Reform Options.- 6.4 Conclusions.- References.- Abbreviations.- List of Contributors.

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