Authoritative survey of key issues for welfare policy in age of globalization and ageing populations.

List of contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction Torben M. Andersen and Per Molander; 2. International integration and the welfare state Torben M. Andersen; 3. The changing age structure and the public sector Thomas Lindh; 4. Emigration from the Scandinavian welfare states Peder J. Pedersen, Marianne Røed and Lena Schröder; 5. Productivity and costs in public production of services Jørn Rattsø; 6. Use of fees in the provision of public services in OECD countries Carl Emmerson and Howard Reed; 7. Privatisation of social insurance with reference to Sweden Lars Söderström and Klas Rikner; 8. Occupational welfare Ann-Charlotte Ståhlberg; 9. Pathways to retirement and retirement incentives in Sweden Mårten Palme and Ingemar Svensson; 10. Social insurance and redistribution Pierre Pestieau; 11. Assessing the effect of introducing welfare accounts in Sweden Stefan Fölster, Robert Gidehag, Mike Orszag and Dennis J. Snower; 12. Taxation in a global economy Bernd Huber and Erik Norrman; 13. Taxation and education investment in the tertiary sector Fredrik Andersson and Kai A. Konrad; 14. Debt strategies for Sweden and Europe Martin Flodén; 15. Policy options for reforming the welfare state Torben M. Andersen and Per Molander; Index.